Overview
OptQuest® for Arena® is an optimization tool (solver) customized and fine-tuned for analyzing the results of simulation runs conducted in Arena (experimentation). OptQuest includes sampling techniques and advanced error control to find better answers faster, and incorporates state-of-the-art algorithms based on tabu search, scatter search, integer programming, and neural networks. This well-researched technology has been shown to be orders of magnitude faster than simpler approaches.
OptQuest for Arena is an add-on option to Arena Basic Edition, Arena Basic Edition Plus, and Arena Standard Edition. It is a standard feature of Arena Professional Edition and Arena Enterprise Edition.
Examples of applications include:
- Calculating the best mix of resource capacities to maximize throughput in a system
- Requiring conditions, such as customer satisfaction measures (e.g., average waiting times no greater than some threshold), to be met for feasible solutions
- Minimizing costs/ maximizing profits while keeping customer service goals levels in check