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RENO: Simulation Software for Probabilistic Event and Risk Analysis

If you can flowchart it, you can simulate it^TM

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If you thought that building complex models for simulation or discrete analysis would require buying ridiculously expensive software and then writing code on top of that... we have good news for you!

ReliaSoft's RENO software tool is a powerful and user-friendly platform for building and running complex analyses for any probabilistic or deterministic scenario using an intuitive flowchart modeling approach and simulation. You can create flowchart models for complex reliability analyses, risk and safety analyses, decision making or maintenance planning.

Software Features

RENO employs a visual and intuitive flowcharting approach to allow you to build models for analyzing even the most complex probabilistic or deterministic scenarios. The Monte Carlo simulation software provides an array of definitions and constructs that will allow you to model the situation that you wish to examine. It also provides built-in auto-complete, IntelliSense, color-coding and "debugger" features that will help you build and verify the model. You can then apply simulation to estimate or optimize the results that you need for risk analysis, complex reliability modeling, maintenance planning, operational research, financial planning or other analysis objectives.

Review the probabilistic event and risk analysis features in ReliaSoft's RENO software tool... RENO Features Summary

Synthesis Integration

With integration into the Synthesis Platform, analyses are now stored in a centralized database that supports simultaneous access by multiple users and shares relevant reliability information between Synthesis-enabled software tools. For enterprise-level repositories, both Microsoft SQL Server® and Oracle® are supported.

The Synthesis Platform

Available Training

ReliaSoft offers a two-day training course that focuses on the principles of probabilistic event and risk analysis using flowchart simulation. The course provides hands-on training with the RENO software tool including numerous case studies that address complex reliability analyses, risk and safety analyses, and optimization methods.

Learn more about the reliability training course that focuses on the principles of flowchart modeling and Monte Carlo discrete event simulation, with emphasis on the use of the RENO software tool for risk analysis, decision analysis, complex reliability modeling, maintenance planning and other objectives... G522B: Simulation Modeling for Reliability and Risk Analysis
Download a print-ready training guide with step-by-step examples using RENO for probabilistic event and risk analysis using flowchart modeling and Monte Carlo discrete event simulation... Step-by-Step Quick Start Guide (*.pdf)

Applications and Benefits

You can use the flowchart models that you create with RENO to estimate results of interest, perform sensitivity analysis to evaluate how key inputs will affect the results and automatically estimate optimum values by performing multiple simulation runs. These techniques can be applied for a wide variety of applications including, but not limited to:

Risk/Safety Analysis
Complex Reliability Modeling
Decision Making
Maintenance Planning
Optimization
Operational Research
Financial Analysis

Review some examples using the RENO software tool for probabilistic event and risk analysis... Application Examples

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Software Capability Highlights

Potential Applications
If you can flowchart it, you can simulate it! Some examples include:

Risk/Safety Analysis
Complex Reliability Modeling
Decision Making
Maintenance Planning
Optimization
Operational Research
Financial Analysis

Easy to Build Flowchart Models

Flowchart Blocks
- Standard Blocks
- Result Storage Blocks
- Conditional Blocks
- Binary Nodes
- Logic Gates
- Branch Gates
- Summing Gates
- Flag Markers and Go To Flags
- Counter Blocks
- Reset Blocks
- Stop Flags
- User Interface Blocks
- Subchart Blocks
Resources
- Variables
- Functions
- Static Functions
- Simulation Definitions (for use with BlockSim)
- Tables
- Models (created in RENO or in other Synthesis applications)

Excel®-compatible Spreadsheets
Integrated Run-Time Debugger
- Step through the flowchart
- Watch simulation proceed in "debug" mode

Equation Building Utilities

Internal Functions
Predefined Functions
- Engineering
- Math and Trigonometry
- Financial
- Statistical
- Logical
Function Selector & Equation Editor
- to save time and reduce errors
Color-Coding
- for resources, functions and operands
Resource Preview
- see variable definitions as you type

Simulation Results
Display results during execution, in Excel®-compatible spreadsheet and/or directly in the flowchart.

Averages
Sums
Normalized Sums
Arrays
Minimum/Maximum Values
Last Values (at the end of the simulation time)

Plots

Plot a result against 1 or 2 varied constants
Compare one result against another
Plot results against the cumulative probability of the values
Display results values in pie charts and bar charts

Sensitivity Analysis

Vary one or two values across a set of simulation runs
Analyze how different inputs will affect the final results

Optimization

Automatically vary one or two constants within a given range
Find the value(s) that minimize or maximize a specified result

Synthesis Integration

Use BlockSim diagram results in RENO flowcharts
Use RENO flowcharts to simulate response data for DOE++
Use models created from analyses performed in other Synthesis applications
Transfer array of results to Weibull++

Documentation and Training

Integration into the Synthesis Platform

Centralized Data Storage

Standard Repository
ReliaSoft Synthesis File (emulates the standalone file saving behavior from prior versions)
Microsoft SQL Server® or Oracle®
Shared analysis settings and data
Automatic backups

Simultaneous Access by Multiple Users

Single-user, multi-user and enterprise deployments
Flexible user access levels
Check projects in/out

Integration Between Synthesis Applications

Facilitate effective collaboration
Leverage overlap of reliability activities
Encapsulate reusable information
Create/share statistical models and metrics (KPIs) based on analysis results
Update multiple analyses simultaneously

Project Planning, Actions and Messages

Integrated Project Planner
Create/track action items
Send/receive messages within the software
Create automated e-mail notifications
Actions Explorer (filter and sort all actions in the project)

Managing Analysis Projects

Project Categories, Item Categories and Synthesis Identifiers
Synthesis Explorer (filter, sort and create dashboards based on all analyses in the database)
Locked/Private Projects
Restore Points and History Log
Links and Attachments

Synthesis Enterprise Portal (SEP)