Process time vary with number of operator

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Mike asked Jun 5, '23 Jason Lightfoot edited Oct 23, '23

Process time vary with number of operator

Hi,

Basically, a processor needs 2 operators to perform the process for certain duration of time. If one operator goes for a break, only one operator will continue to work unless there is any available operator to cover the break. In case if only one operator works at the processor, the process time should be longer double. Could someone help me make a sample model? Thanks.

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FlexSim 23.1.1

process time depend on number of operator

Answer 1 · 2023-06-05T12:09:34Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Jun 5, '23 Jason Lightfoot edited Oct 23, '23

Here's an (old - from v5.5) example where the process time is defined for a number operators by a table:

In this example, the work content is 36 labor units for 2 operators; 39 for 3 operators, but 40 for 1 or 4 operators. The model pre-empts the operators away to force/test the recalculation.

20.1_OperatorDependentProcessTime4_cleartasks.fsm

There might now be a simpler, more transparent way to implement this using an object process flow.

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201-operatordependentprocesstime4-cleartasks.fsm (63.4 KiB)

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