Scenario Testing in Optimizer using constraints?

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Ankur A3 asked Aug 11, '23 Ankur A3 commented Aug 11, '23

Scenario Testing in Optimizer using constraints?

Hi Team,

I am using optimizer to test simple scenario where there are 2 processors (1 & 2). I want to limit the Proc1 output to 10 using constraint to get the maximum output in system but it is not limiting the Proc1 output to 10. \

I would like to know if there is any mistake in these setting?

Thank you!

Software Version:

FlexSim 23.1.0

optimizer results constraints

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Answer 1 · 2023-08-11T10:56:41Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Aug 11, '23 Ankur A3 commented Aug 11, '23

"the Optimization Job will try to avoid generating Scenarios that violate the constraints"

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Ankur A3 commented · Aug 11, 2023 at 11:07 AM

Hi @Jason Lightfoot,

Do you mean it couldn't happen in that way?

I have also tried with the constraint condition "[Proc1_Tput]<=10" but it is not working as expected.

Thank you!

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Jason Lightfoot ♦ Ankur A3 commented · Aug 11, 2023 at 11:12 AM

The optimizer cannot enforce the constraint in the model unless you've coded something that will enforce it based on a parameter it changes. It will just try to avoid parameter sets that it thinks might break the constraint. It's an additional penalty for solutions that break the constraint (as I understand it).

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Ankur A3 Jason Lightfoot ♦ commented · Aug 11, 2023 at 11:25 AM

I completely agree to your point.

Would you mind checking in this model where it is going wrong?

Optimizer_Testing.fsm

There is no code written to break the constraint. All objects are having default logic for input and output ports.

@Jason Lightfoot

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optimizer-testing.fsm (97.9 KiB)

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