SIMPROCESS is an object-oriented process modeling and analysis tool that combines the simplicity of flowcharting with the power of simulation, statistical analysis, and activity based costing. SIMPROCESS is designed for professionals of industrial and service enterprises who need to reduce the time and risk it takes to service customers, fulfill demand, and develop new products.
Unlike other tools, SIMPROCESS integrates process mapping, object-oriented simulation, and activity-based costing (ABC) into a single tool. The architecture of SIMPROCESS provides an integrating framework for ABC. ABC embodies the concept that a business is a series of inter-related processes, and that these processes consist of activities that convert inputs to outputs. The modeling approach in SIMPROCESS manifests this concept, builds on it by organizing and analyzing cost information on an activity basis. The building blocks of SIMPROCESS, namely processes, resources, and entities (products or services), bridge ABC and process simulation.