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How do I get two forklifts to work together?

1-4-22Before_autosave.fsmFrom the attached model There is 1 working forklift. I want 2 forklifts to work together.
FlexSim 22.2.4
order pickingforkliftwarehouse optimization model
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Hello @pastra.T,

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It would work best if you split your process flow into two flows. One for the items and one for the transporters. I use a list to push the items that have been assigned for the order and the transporters pick an item off the list. The transporters pick items till they are at capacity or there is not an item of the same order number to pick up. They then will unload their items and cycle through the process again.

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Thank you so much and What if I want the forklift to be responsible for each order separately?

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Hello @pastra.T, Then you will want to assign the transporters with their order ID before they pull their first item and increment through the orders when it loops. You could assign Transporter 1 with order ID 1 and Transporter 2 with order ID 2 and then increment by 2 when it loops.
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Each order picks up products with different quantities and locations.

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