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Jon Perez asked Jason Lightfoot commented

Start combining without waiting for previous processes

Hello, I have created a model to simulate a production plant where I create 4 references combining items. The problem is that the model takes so long to finish the simulation because the level 2 and level 1 combiners start working when all the previous queues have at least 1 box or more.

This is because I established on the exit trigger that the level 2 and level 1 combiners need boxes from the last queue to finish assemblying, but just for the last reference, and it does not start assemblying the first reference when it is all the material available.

Is there any way for the level 2 and level 1 combiners to start joining when they receive the required material to create the 1st reference without having to wait for the previous join process to fill the queues? What would I need to write on the code?

PBL8.fsm

FlexSim 23.2.1
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Felix Möhlmann answered

I'd guess that (like some of your fellow students) you are looking for something like this.

The default combiner is very 'rigid' in its design. Which components it needs to pull to start a process is decided when the first item enters through port 1 and can not be changed later.

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