Switch Operators Tasks

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Bryan Quiros asked Oct 30, '23 Jason Lightfoot edited Nov 13, '23

Switch Operators Tasks

Currently, the model has break times for each of the 3 operators. When Operator 3 is on break time, Operators 1 and 2 are in charge of their lines (OP 1 for line 1 and OP 2 for line 2). When everyone is working, Operator 3 is in charge of the blue machines (the last ones) while OP1 and OP2 are in charge of the red machines.

I am trying to make Operator 3 do the tasks for line 1 while Operator 1 is on break and do the tasks for line 2 while Operator 2 in on break. What would you suggest I could do? I have tried using more dispatchers and setting more break times for those dispatchers but it gets things more complicated. File has been attached.

WISP Cushion propuesta - Copy.fsm

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FlexSim 23.2.0

break time operator tasks

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Jonah K ♦ commented · Nov 02, 2023 at 03:25 PM

Hi @Bryan Quiros, was Joerg Vogel's answer helpful? If so, please click the "Accept" button at the bottom of their answer. Or if you still have questions, add a comment and we'll continue the conversation.

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Bryan Quiros Jonah K ♦ commented · Nov 07, 2023 at 04:32 AM

I actually still need some extra help with this question.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦ Bryan Quiros commented · Nov 08, 2023 at 01:16 PM

We can't tell you what you're doing wrong unless you post the model with the changes we suggested.

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Answer 1 · 2023-10-30T06:38:04Z

Joerg Vogel answered Oct 30, '23 Jason Lightfoot edited Nov 13, '23

An Operator by himself is a dispatcher, too. You connect an output port connector to another operator. Once he has something to do, any tasksequence can he dispatch to a different output connected Taskexecuter.
Maybe you run into a problem, when a break is resolved into a stop object activity. But if a break is a delay or utilized task, then an operator on a break is still functioning normally.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦ commented · Oct 30, 2023 at 11:45 AM

If you need to transfer a task sequence while it is active/in operation, your lunch/coffee task sequence should be a higher priority and PREEMPT_ONLY - so that the current task sequence is released through the operator's output port when going on a break.

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Bryan Quiros commented · Nov 03, 2023 at 06:09 PM

Hello, thank you both for your inputs. I haven yet been able to solve this. I have tried what you guys have told me but nothing has worked. I'm not sure if I might be doing something wrong.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦ Bryan Quiros commented · Nov 13, 2023 at 03:01 PM

I think this has now been answered in another post where we describe the output ports of the operator and how/when to open/close them at reset and on down/resume. Please avoid posting duplicate questions in the furture.

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