How to optimize AGV system?

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Fred E asked Jul 6, '22 Fred E commented Jul 6, '22

How to optimize AGV system?

Hello!

I am trying to optimize the AGV system to run more smoothly. I don't really understand why AGV sometimes stay or waits at some of the control points for some period of time.

In the process flow in Transport Task I have a "Travel to pick item" operation where I need to check the checkbox "wait until complete". This is maybe one of the reasons that sometimes the second AGV needs to stop.

Is there any way to optimize my system?

My model: test30.fsm

Software Version:

FlexSim 21.2.4

agv control point delocation

test30.fsm (56.6 KiB)

Answer 1 · 2022-07-06T14:08:57Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Jul 6, '22 Fred E commented Jul 6, '22

You can switch on the visual depiction of allocations in the AGV Network Properties in the ToolBox.

This will help you understand why things are waiting for allocation.

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Fred E commented · Jul 06, 2022 at 02:37 PM

Thank you for your answer. I think, I will understand why things are waiting for allocation now.

Now I have a problem just with the "Travel to pick item" operation where I need to check the checkbox "wait until complete" to move the item to tote at the pickup point.

Do you have some suggestions on how to change the Transport task so that AGV 2 won't wait for AGV 1 to complete the "travel to pick item" task.

My model: test35.fsm

Thank you for your answers. Hope you will understand my question.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦ Fred E commented · Jul 06, 2022 at 02:46 PM

If I understand correctly - you currently only have one invocation of the Transport Task process (one token). If you want two processes at the same time then create two tokens in the source.

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Fred E Jason Lightfoot ♦ commented · Jul 06, 2022 at 03:05 PM

Thank you. It works for now.

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