Rockwell Automation Arena Basic Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 11)

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Getting Started
Introduction
While you may not realize it quite yet, you now have the power to transform your
business. Whenever you and others in your organization are wondering “what if…?,” you
can look into the future to find the answer.
With Arena, you can:
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Model your processes to define, document, and communicate.
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Simulate the future performance of your system to understand complex relationships
and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Visualize your operations with dynamic animation graphics.
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Analyze how your system will perform in its “as-is” configuration and under a myriad
of possible “to-be” alternatives so that you can confidently choose the best way to run
your business.
Our task: Analyze a home mortgage application process
In this chapter, we will examine a simple mortgage application process to illustrate how
you can model, simulate, visualize, and analyze with Arena. To begin, we’ll look at the
process of receiving and reviewing a home mortgage application. We will build the flow-
chart shown below, introducing you to the process of modeling and simulating with
Arena.