How do I set the source to create items in batches?

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MC Bunji asked Jul 8, '23 Joerg Vogel commented Jul 12, '23

How do I set the source to create items in batches?

Hey, Flexsim Gurus!

I am modeling a manufacturing plant that receives its raw materials in 15 batches of 50 FLOW ITEMS EACH.

I want my source to release the 15 batches sequentially one after the other.

There is a tractor to carry these batches of 50 flow items each, one at a time, to a processor that processes items in batches. So, it processes 50 flow items at a time.

THE CHALLENGE

I'm not able to set the source to release the flow items in batches. And the forklift carries the flow items one at a time to the processor rather than 50 at a time for the batch processing.

Software Version:

FlexSim 23.1.3

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Carter Walch commented · Jul 12, 2023 at 03:22 PM

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Answer 1 · 2023-07-08T14:52:13Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Jul 8, '23 Joerg Vogel commented Jul 12, '23

Use the source arrival schedule:

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Joerg Vogel commented · Jul 12, 2023 at 03:32 PM

Capacity of Forklift has to be 50!

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