SIMUL8 allows its user to create a computer model, which takes into account real life constraints, capacities, failure rates, shift patterns, and other factors affecting the total performance and efficiency of production.

[1] Through this model it is possible to test real scenarios in a virtual environment, for example simulate planned function and load of the system, change parameters affecting system performance, carry out extreme-load tests, verify by experiments the proposed solutions and select the optimal solution.

A common feature of problems solved in SIMUL8 is that they are concerned with cost, time and inventory.

Construction of SIMUL8 models is usually not based on programming or statistical data, but rather on drawing organization schemes on the screen.

These are the most common parameters of a SIMUL8 model, which are set by the user to influence the conditions of simulated environment:[citation needed] The outputs of the simulation provide information about: SIMUL8 can be used to model any process where there is a flow of work, however the main areas of use are in manufacturing, health care, contact centers, automotives and supply chain.