Multilocation Utilization and State Charts

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Maryam H2 asked Jul 24 2021 at 12:39 AM Eric M commented Jul 27 2021 at 5:50 PM

Multilocation Utilization and State Charts

Hi,

I want to get a utilization chart( combined, by the hour) for a multi-location group. So, there are several waiting areas all are in one group. I see the utilization charts are not working and the avg. state charts (pie states) show 0 values for utilization in the chart/ table. How can I solve this?

I was wondering if these related to these bugs reported previously.

https://answers.flexsim.com/questions/57174/utilization-of-basicfrte-in-state-chart-doesnt-cal.html

https://answers.flexsim.com/questions/100075/bug-report-multilocation-state-graph.html

Thanks!

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FlexSim 21.1.4

flexsim 21.1.4 utilization state chart

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Answer 1 · 2021-07-26T20:01:07Z

Eric M answered Jul 26 2021 at 8:01 PM Eric M commented Jul 27 2021 at 5:50 PM

Hi @Maryam H2, it looks like this does have to do with the second question you posted. I used the model in that post to create a statistics collector and pie chart that determines the utilization for each multilocation. The Idle and Occupied times are being recorded in the tree under stats>state_profiles>HC States>profile. The stats collector I created just gets those values and then calculates the Utilization by taking the occupied time divided by the model time. You could get an aggregate of the 3 in the group by using a calculated table to take the average utilization of the data in the stats collector. Let me know if you have any questions.

multilocation utilization.fsm

multilocation-utilization.fsm (1.1 MiB)

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Maryam H2 commented · Jul 27 2021 at 12:26 AM

@Eric M Thanks! I was able to get the state charts.

For the utilization boxplot chart (combined) how should I change the settings in the statistics collector to get the utilization (for waiting areas) by the hour? I see in the boxplot the utilization rates are added over all hours which has led to a big number at the end. Also if I split the color by hour, at the start of each hour the utilization rates appear, and at the end of the hour, they disappear. How could I solve this?

Another problem is that when I set up the scenario charts in the Experimenter, the model crashes suddenly closes everything without any warning/error. Can you share your email so I can send the model for you to look at?

See the sample model attached.

multilocation-utilization_1.fsm

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multilocation-utilization-1.fsm (600.6 KiB)

Eric M Maryam H2 commented · Jul 27 2021 at 4:28 PM

I created a new stats collector that records the utilization per hour. I also made a box plot that splits the location up by hour and location. The key to the boxplot stats collector was to create a new entry each hour (checking the box "Finish involved rows..." in the Events tab). The next important thing was to subtract out the time from the previous hour so each hour is only looking at idle / occupied use in that hour.

I'd be happy to take a look at your model. Here's my email: eric.monson@flexsim.com

multilocation-utilization-1-em.fsm

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multilocation-utilization-1-em.fsm (598.3 KiB)

Maryam H2 Eric M commented · Jul 27 2021 at 5:23 PM

@Eric M That worked, thanks! I was wondering if there is a tutorial/documentation where I can find any setup needed for each chart and how to define values. Do we have that?

I'll send the model in a bit.

Maryam

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