Developing Models using Forio Broadcast
Agenda for Day 1 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
- 9:00 AM Overview of Forio Broadcast
- Example simulations
- How Forio Broadcast works (Model, Interface, Manager architecture)
- Review Forio Broadcast Menus and Capabilities
- Create a simple simulation with Broadcast
- 10:00 AM Overview of Forio Equations
- Modeling language basics
- Specifying model and element properties
- Common model functions
- Simple exercise
- 12:00 PM Lunch
- 1:00 PM Setting Model Characteristics
- Communicating with simulation interface designers
- Setting model-wide properties
- Formatting numbers
- Setting decision and graph limits
- 2:00 PM Modeling dynamic issues with feedback and delays
- Feedback in Forio models
- Modeling dynamics in Forio vs. Excel
- STOCK, ACCUM, PREVIOUS functions
- Delay functions
- Timing issues with decisions
- 3:00 PM Importing models from other software programs
- Conversion process
- Language differences/similarities between Forio models and other software programs
- Capabilities of Forio Broadcast that extend desktop modeling packages.
- 4:00 PM Exercise: Importing a Model
- 5:00 PM Day One of Workshop Complete
Agenda for Day 2 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
- 9:00 AM Technical Review of Forio Language Functions and Capabilities
- Math Functions
- Logical Functions
- Financial Functions
- Miscellaneous Functions
- 11:00 AM Common model structures
- Financial
- Human resources
- Customer growth
- Supply chain
- 12:00 PM Lunch
- 1:00 PM Using arrays to add multi-dimensional complexity for multi-region, product, or competitive strategy simulations
- Specifying integer and enumerated array ranges
- Using arrayed elements in equations
- Review of array functions
- Differences/similarities between Forio and Powersim arrays
- 3:00 PM Model Testing
- Identifying and fixing model bugs and circularity errors.
- Creating a staging area for client simulations.
- 3:30 PM Advanced Techniques
- Providing interface-compatible decisions for drop-downs and checkboxes
- Creating control structures for text or video feedback
- 4:30 PM Conclusions and Workshop Wrap-Up
- 5:00 PM Second Day of Workshop Complete