How do I get item dwell time with data collectors

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Tee Hiett asked Jun 23, '18 Joerg Vogel commented Oct 8, '19

How do I get item dwell time with data collectors

I have a pharmacy represented by the three item objects shown on the attached jpg file. I want to collect the dwell time for item objects Pharm_In and Pharmacy. I have tried to do this with data collectors without any success. I cannot find any help on this forum.

Suggestions??

Thanks,

Tee

Software Version:

FlexSim HC 5.3.4

healthcare data collector item objects dwell time

pharmacy.jpg (44.3 KiB)

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Isaac Litster commented · Jun 25, 2018 at 01:38 PM

@Tee Hiett

In the Dashboard you can add a Composite Staytime chart/graph. Then you can use the eyedropper to select the item going in and out. Another option is you can set a specific group of items going in and out of your process by using the add button next to the eyedropper, but you have to make sure to make a group with your items first. Let me know if this is what you are looking for.

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composite-staytime-chart.png (13.3 KiB)

Tee Hiett Isaac Litster commented · Jun 25, 2018 at 01:52 PM

Thanks, Isaac. Where is the Composite Staytime chart/graph in FlexSim HC?

Tee

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Emily Hardy ♦ Tee Hiett commented · Jun 25, 2018 at 04:11 PM

Apologies, this answer was for the standard FlexSim. Check out the answer below for a HC solution!

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-25T16:09:16Z

Cliff King answered Jun 25, '18 Joerg Vogel commented Oct 8, '19

You don't need a Data Collector, because "Dwell Time" for Item Objects is a standard dashboard widget. Here's an example model using this dashboard.

dwell-time-of-item-objects.fsm

dwell-time-of-item-objects.fsm (83.1 KiB)

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dougdurbin commented · Oct 08, 2019 at 05:32 PM

@Cliff King, to expand on this, how would I get the length of stay an item was in the model (created until it exited or reached a certain point)? The only way I can think of is using a data collector but I'm not entirely sure how that process would work regarding items.

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Joerg Vogel dougdurbin commented · Oct 08, 2019 at 09:57 PM

@doug.durbin, this would be a nice new question, don’t you think?

Otherwise look into command manual for getcreationtime.

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