Pull from list based on conditional decide

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Amit Kulkarni asked Feb 18 2022 at 3:53 PM Amit Kulkarni commented Feb 23 2022 at 1:02 AM

Pull from list based on conditional decide

In this simple model an operator is performing a case picking operation from a pallet on the conveyor. The number of cases that can be picked varies between 1-10. Currently all the cases on the pallet are picked because of this conditional decide activity that checks for the list output.

If I change the condition to

getstat(getactivity(processFlow, "List"), "Output", STAT_CURRENT, current) == 5

only one case is picked and the model stops.

I have also tries using the Queue content as a condition to decide if there are any more items to pick, but I think I am not implementing it correctly.

What is the correct condition to achieve the said behavior ? I know I am very close on this one!

CasePicking_From _Conveyor_v2.fsm

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FlexSim 22.0.1

pull from list conditional pull

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casepicking-from-conveyor-v2.fsm (67.6 KiB)

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Answer 1 · 2022-02-18T16:13:56Z

Mischa Spelt answered Feb 18 2022 at 4:13 PM Amit Kulkarni commented Feb 23 2022 at 1:02 AM

Instead of checking if there are more cases to pick using a Decide, you can use the Max Wait Timer functionality of the Pull activity instead.

Set it to wait for zero time, and if the pull fails, release the token through an alternative port:

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Amit Kulkarni commented · Feb 18 2022 at 5:01 PM

Thanks for your answer! Interesting approach! However it seems in my model the token does not enter the pull activity as in yours. Did I miss anything?

CasePicking_From _Conveyor_v3.fsm

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shanice.c Amit Kulkarni commented · Feb 20 2022 at 12:27 PM

Hello, I think it's because the token in your Source is create earlier than the first pallet onArrival the DP1, the token which acquire operator was destroyed because it couldn't pull anything. You could try to use "Event Triggered Source", or set the token's first creation timing at least later than the first pallet onArrival DP1.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ shanice.c commented · Feb 20 2022 at 10:56 PM

Yes, or create a single token that then repeats this loop but with a wait for event activity to detect the pallet arrival.

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