Hi please advice which approach i should used.
3D model or Process Flow?
Given situation as below.
1. One batch will produce 18 box only. followed by subsequent batch.
2.The 18 boxes from ItemName 1 will go to Process A and vice versa.
Creating Logic on Triggers
FlexSim 21.1.5
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What works 'better' will depend on what information is available when, the detailed process and also personal preference.
I would always use Process Flow if the information what batch an item belongs to is not available beforehand and thus batches are formed during the run time of the model. This would be easiest by using list and managing the information is easier to follow if you have a persistent object that represents the batch (token), in my opinion.
If the batches are fixed then all that is required is choosing which processor will receive which batch. In the attached example I use a map label to assign output ports to the batches. In the Send to Port code of the first queue, the logic first checks if the batchID of the label is already present in the map. If so it increments a counter so it can know when the batch is finished and sends the item to the assigned port. If it's not yet part of the map, the batch is assigned a port (Round Robin) and added to the map.
This code would also work with varying batch sizes, though because the processors are assigned in a round robin fashion you would end up with unnnecessary idle times. Here a Process Flow might be better suited again, as the processors bould be acquired as a resource or pulled from a list.
With equal batch sizes and process times the example model works well enough I would say.
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