Do an action every x time

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Oscar C13 asked Oct 25, '21 Nathan B14 commented Oct 27, '21

Do an action every x time

Hi!
In the attached model I want that the operator go to BasicFr1 every 5 seconds. I think it works, but i don´t want it to if you are already executing another action (load or unload).
I`d rather you finish what you are doing and then go to BasicFR1.
Any ideas?
I have tried with zones but it failed away.
Ejemplo25_10.fsm

Software Version:

FlexSim 21.2.1

processflow time

ejemplo25-10.fsm (39.8 KiB)

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Nathan B14 commented · Oct 27, 2021 at 02:09 PM

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Answer 1 · 2021-10-27T09:11:02Z

Felix Möhlmann answered Oct 27, '21

If you use the "Create Task Sequence" activity to add the load and unload tasks to a sequence instead of as individual tasks, the operator will not start the travel task to the BasicFr1 until the task sequence is finished. This is marked by the "Finish Task Sequence" activity.

ejemplo25-10_tasksequence.fsm

https://docs.flexsim.com/en/21.2/Reference/ProcessFlowObjects/TaskSequences/CreateTaskSequence/

Another feasible solution might be to use the "On Resource Available" trigger on the operator (see triggers tab in its properties). There you can define a "home location" it should travel to when it is not currently busy.

ejemplo25-10_trigger.fsm

ejemplo25-10-tasksequence.fsm (40.6 KiB)

ejemplo25-10-trigger.fsm (40.5 KiB)

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