How to choose the elevator randomly

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tzu-ting asked Oct 29, '23 Jason Lightfoot commented Nov 3, '23

How to choose the elevator randomly

Hi,
I am building a model for passengers to use elevators. The model consists of a total of six elevators, and I plan to allow passengers to board an elevator from the first floor and go up to their desired destination floor. How can I set it up so that passengers can randomly choose to board any one of the elevators, rather than having a fixed elevator for each trip?

Software Version:

FlexSim 23.1.0

random patient flow elevators

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Jason Lightfoot ♦ commented · Nov 03, 2023 at 11:08 AM

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Answer 1 · 2023-10-30T15:03:24Z

Jonah K answered Oct 30, '23

Here are two options:

You could 'A' Connect them from the previous location and under Output > Send To Port, select Random Port.

If you are using ProcessFlow to move your passengers, you can add all the elevators to a group, then get a random elevator in that group with:

Group("Group1")[duniform(1, Group("Group1").length)]

This code can be used in the Destination field of a travel task.

If you need more specific advice, please attach your model or a model demonstrating the situation.

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