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| CRYSTAL BALL 7.3
WITH EXTREME SPEED |
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Get it done, fast.
Run your simulations up to 100 times faster than normal.
 
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With unprecedented speed in spreadsheet simulation and optimization, Crystal Ball 7 (version 7.1) quickly solves almost any problem where uncertainty and variability distort spreadsheet forecasts. Version 7.1 extends the ability of Crystal Ball 7 with a dramatic increase in simulation speed - up to 100 times faster than normal. |
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"Extreme Speed is a welcome relief to all of us who have large simulation models. Improvements to Crystal Ball's graphical interface, functions and speed make upgrading to Version 7 a must-have."
David Vose, Partner, Vose Consulting US LLC |
Crystal Ball 7 enables Enterprise-wide collaboration and standardization, with a new publish and subscribe mechanism for categories of distribution; enhances communication with a new charting engine that delivers vivid, insighful reports; and now, with Extreme Speed, accelerates time to results.
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To select Extreme Speed: from the Run Preferences menu, simply select the Extreme speed mode to run your simulations up to 100 times faster than normal.
So fast, in fact, we put in a Demo speed mode, which runs simulations in "slow-motion" to make it
easier to watch values change in spreadsheet
cells and charts. Great for presentations or for teaching!
Normal and Demo speed are available in all three Crystal Ball Editions. Extreme Speed is available in the Professional Edition and is the default speed mode. |
Testing on the Crystal Ball models included with version 7.1 shows the following speed improvements:
| Example Model |
Normal Speed (seconds) |
Extreme Speed* (seconds) |
Improvement
(times faster)
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| Cell Phone.xls |
103.47 |
3.11 |
33.2 |
| Cost Estimation.xls |
122.50 |
3.00 |
40.8 |
| Critical Path.xls |
736.36 |
7.73 |
95.3 |
| DCF Analysis.xls |
159.47 |
5.64 |
28.3 |
| Drill Bit Replacement.xls |
63.87 |
3.32 |
19.2 |
| Futura Apartments.xls |
154.26 |
3.28 |
47.1 |
| Groundwater Cleanup.xls |
286.20 |
5.67 |
50.5 |
| Hidden Factory.xls |
173.48 |
6.41 |
27.0 |
| Inventory System.xls |
414.98 |
199.37 |
2.1 |
| Multi-Zone Reserves.xls |
68.01 |
7.26 |
9.4 |
| Oil Field Development.xls |
88.38 |
7.64 |
11.6 |
| Piston Displacement.xls |
354.77 |
3.25 |
109.3 |
| Portfolio Allocation.xls |
90.20 |
3.09 |
29.2 |
| Product Forecasting.xls |
180.59 |
4.23 |
42.6 |
| Product Launch.xls |
744.73 |
13.38 |
55.7 |
| Product Mix.xls |
154.01 |
4.61 |
33.4 |
| Project Cost Estimation.xls |
101.70 |
3.58 |
28.4 |
| Project Selection.xls |
200.69 |
5.02 |
40.0 |
| Reliability.xls |
88.79 |
3.91 |
22.7 |
| Return on Investment.xls |
446.36 |
82.95 |
5.4 |
| Sales Projection.xls |
165.95 |
5.30 |
31.3 |
| Simulation with DoE.xls |
1732.80 |
3.30 |
525.6 |
| Tolerance Analysis.xls |
1156.46 |
4.05 |
285.8 |
| Toxic Waste Site.xls |
151.15 |
3.14 |
48.1 |
| Vision Research.xls |
86.11 |
3.02 |
28.6 |
* Speeds are approximate and can be affected by a number of factors.
All tests were run in Excel 2003, Windows XP, using 50,000 trials, Monte Carlo simulation, seed=999, default settings, on a Dell LATITUDE D500, Pentium M processor, with 1.3 Ghz, 512 MB of RAM. Tests run using the Compare Run Modes tools and 7.1.506.3.
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