how can i set max arrival in source instead of interarrival time

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Ahmed K3 asked Sep 2, '20 Ben Wilson commented Sep 9, '20

how can i set max arrival in source instead of interarrival time

actuel.fsmhi everyone i have two problem inthis model :

the first one how to set max arrival per hour (i want to set 15 box per hour)

the second i have problem in the task exuter ( there one box and the taskexcuter number 2 wait until the task number one came ),i want if there is a box the task charge the box immedietly

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FlexSim 20.2.1

agv interarrival times

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Ben Wilson ♦♦ commented · Sep 09, 2020 at 04:33 AM

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Answer 1 · 2020-09-02T23:12:04Z

Regan Blackett answered Sep 2, '20

I don't think you will be able to do this with the Source Object. I'd suggest using either the Schedule Source or Date and Time Source activities in process flow, in conjunction with a Create Object activity to create flowitems. Both of those activities have a quantity option that can create a number of tokens (and then flowitems) at the specified time.

As for the behavior of the task executer, if I'm underestanding you correctly, what you are seeing is that the Dispatcher is requesting the first available task executer and that the task executer is being blocked by allocated control points on the path. So when the second box arrives, the red task executer is actually available and wants to come get the box but is blocked by the other task executers ahead of it on the path, it's not until more boxes arrive that there is enough work to do to clear the way for the red task executer to load its box.

I would try setting the Dispatcher pass-to logic to choose the closest if available option and see if that's more what you had in mind.

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