Resources Model
This model assigns the resources that are available for use in the
simulation. At least one instance of the model is required. One of the
models is used for managing allocation of the resources.
There are two methods available for defining the resources. One is by
reading in a text file, listing the resources. The other is by
instantiating multipe resource nodes, one for each resource.
The first method is the simpler to use. Instantiate one instance of the
Resource model. Create a text file with the names of the resources and
set the model's attribute FileName = your_file_name.
The format of the resources text file is to list each resource
name on a separate line. When the number of units for a resource is
other than 1.0, the name of the resource will be followed by 'white space'
and the number of
units available for the resource. The third entry on the line may
optionally be a comment.
The second method is to instantiate a Resource model for each resource.
The FileName attribute will be left blank. A resource name will be
defined by setting the attribute: Resource = resource_name. If the number of
units for the resource is other than 1.0, the number is set by the
attribute: Number = number_of_units.