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How to optimize operator walking efficiency with a sorting conveyor

Roller chute 1.1.fsmGood day. Please see attached model. I want to optimize the walking efficiency of my operator. Currently the roller chute is set as a slug builder so that the operator will only go to unload the roller conveyor chute when there is a minimum of 3 parcels on it. The problem comes in when 2 or 3 conveyors get 3 boxes each at a similar time then the operator walks far distances between each conveyor offloading only one box at a time between long walking distances. How can I make the operator complete the unloading of one roller conveyor at a time to optimize efficiency? Also how can I make the operator prioritize the unloading by distance or conveyor % occupancy? Basically it I want to see how many roller conveyor chutes can be maintained (unloaded) by one operator alone if he is working in the most efficient manner.


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Just a comment. The objective is for the operator to not let the roller conveyor chutes fill up to 100% occupancy. I want to add more chutes to see how many chutes the operator can maintain..

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Felix Möhlmann answered Juan S4 commented

Set the "Queue Strategy" of the operator to "Prioritize by distance" and set the option about partial task sequences to "no".

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This will cause the operator to choose the task it has to travel the least distance for from it's queue after finishing the previous task.

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Hi Felix, thank you very much. Regards Juan
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