Need suggestions for SLAM II Program?

Question

I am trying to decide on which construct(s) to use in order to model a sequence of dependent setups on a machine. A setup only happens when part types change, so I am not sure which to use out of these three: priority control statement, attribute, or global variable?

Answer 1

I've never used SLAM, but I spent many years as an industrial engineer and many other years as a computer programmer.  The clue is where you say "setup only happens when part types change".  A part type is not a priority control (like over-temperature) and it is not a global variable (such as max speed).  However, the part does have attributes such as length, diameter, material type, which could cause a change in setup.