5 Operators to do the same task, how to call the nearest operator

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Cyrine S asked Sep 4, '18 Joshua S answered Sep 4, '18

5 Operators to do the same task, how to call the nearest operator

Hello everyone.

In order to transport items from a conveyor to a queu in a short time, i need 5 operators to do this same simple task. I need to call the nearest operator each time i need to transport an item..

Do you have any idea how to do so ?

Thank you in advance.

C.S

Software Version:

FlexSim 18.1.1

transport call operators or two five

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Kari Payton commented · Sep 04, 2018 at 02:30 PM

Hi @Cyrine S . Depending on which method you use, you can set the logic to order by distance. If you use a dispatcher in the "Pass To" field set it to shortest distance. If you are using a list you can query by distance.

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Answer 1 · 2018-09-04T19:59:06Z

Joshua S answered Sep 4, '18

Here's an example model. I put all the operators in a group and then created a list that adds all members of the group I created to that list. Then in the Exit Transfer properties I had it pull from that list and ordered the list by distance so that the closest operator is always used.pull-closest-operator.fsm

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