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odel 5-1: Simple Call Center<br />

ata Structure<br />

Re-use data in several places<br />

Define once, global to whole model<br />

Redefine once – modeling generality, user efficiency<br />

<strong>Arena</strong> Variables<br />

Store numbers (not formulas)<br />

Define, initialize in Variable data module (Basic Process)<br />

Can change during run (Assign module, other ways)<br />

Scalar, 1-d array (vector), 2-d array (matrix)<br />

<strong>Arena</strong> Expressions – generalize Variables<br />

Store formulas (as well as numbers)<br />

– Use math ops, numbers, random variates, Attributes, Variables, ...<br />

Define in Expression data module (Advanced Process)<br />

Scalar, 1-d array (vector), 2-d array (matrix)

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