Cloud

Reservoir (stock/level) with an infinite capacity

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The Cloud is a reservoir (stock or level) with an infinite capacty. It is used at a system's border to provide a source for incoming or a sink for outgoing "matter".

Connectors (1)

massPort

Type: StockPort

Description: Connector for cloud

Used in Examples (4)

SimpleProductionChain

BusinessSimulation.Examples

A first example

SimpleProductionChainII

BusinessSimulation.Examples

Extending the first example to include replacement purchases

SimpleProductionChainIII

BusinessSimulation.Examples

Further extending the first example to explain new product diffusion

ManagingEmployment

BusinessSimulation.Examples

Human resource planning

Used in Components (13)

ExponentialDelay

BusinessSimulation.CausalLoop

Exponential delay of input flow

PipelineDelay

BusinessSimulation.CausalLoop

Fixed or pure delay of input flow

Decline

BusinessSimulation.SourcesOrSinks

A stock is drained at a given rate

ExogenousChange

BusinessSimulation.SourcesOrSinks

A stock is filled or drained at a given rate

ExponentialChange

BusinessSimulation.SourcesOrSinks

Exponential growth or decline of connected stock

ExponentialDecay

BusinessSimulation.SourcesOrSinks

A stock is drained at a rate proportional to its content

ExponentialDecline

BusinessSimulation.SourcesOrSinks

Exponential decline of connected stock

ExponentialGrowth

BusinessSimulation.SourcesOrSinks

Exponential growth of connected stock

Growth

BusinessSimulation.SourcesOrSinks

A stock is filled at a given rate

LogisticGrowth

BusinessSimulation.SourcesOrSinks

Logistic growth model

SplitFlow

BusinessSimulation.MoleculesOfStructure.Transceivers

Splitting an arbitrary flow into n subflows

Reservoir

BusinessSimulation.MoleculesOfStructure.Transceivers

A single stock drained by an outflow at a given rate

Chain

BusinessSimulation.MoleculesOfStructure.Transceivers

A chain of serially connected reservoirs

Revisions

  • Added initial equation section to initialize pre values for Boolean stockPort flags in v2.1.0.