Change of Business Address
Hindsight Consulting, Inc. has relocated to Lake Orion, MI from Dearborn, MI.
Please note our new mailing address:
540 N Lapeer Rd #420
Lake Orion, MI 48362-1582…
Boolean Relations in AutoMod
In AutoMod, there is no Boolean data type, but there are integer constants named true (equivalent to the value 1) and false (equivalent to the value 0). Unfortunately, careless use of these constants—particularly in relational expressions—can lead to some unexpected and hard to identify bugs.…
Serving on the MSUG Steering Committee
For the last four years, I’ve been privileged to serve on the Steering Committee of the Michigan Simulation User Group (MSUG), the premier organization for simulation professionals in the Mitten State and the Mid-West. The simulation community here has always been strong, led by the Big Three of GM, Ford and Chrysler, as well as the spectrum of automotive supplier industries. Michigan is also a traditional stronghold for the giants of the material handling industry, and has recently seen strong growth in the use of simulation within the healthcare industry. Consequently, Michigan is home to a significantly above-average number of simulation consulting companies (of which Hindsight Consulting ranks among the best). All of these industries are well represented by MSUG.…
Complex Order List Selection in AutoMod
On a recent consulting project using the AutoMod simulation system, I encountered a situation in which it became necessary to select a load from an order list using a fairly complex set of criteria. While the general solution to this problem is very straightforward, it occurred to me that it requires an unusual—and, so far as I can tell, undocumented—syntax that I suspect will be unfamiliar to many AutoMod users. So, for the benefit of my fellows in the simulation community, I felt it appropriate to document this approach in my blog……
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