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Vijay Sangrulkar asked Jeanette F commented

Simultaneous Loading and Unloading of AGV Tugger

https://answers.flexsim.com/idea/41920/agv-tugger-example-1.html

I have seen above model in this forum. Is it possible to add process flow logic for Part Return loop from respective station. So currently P1, P2 are processors connected to Sink. My requirement is after processing the Part, it will come back to Origin Queue. I am considering this model as logistics model - Filled Pallet delivering to Station and Empty taking back to warehouse. So AGV while delivering filled Part will check along the way if any empty part need to take back and pull the same if AGV is having capacity.

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Felix Möhlmann avatar image Felix Möhlmann commented ·
The model you linked to specifically eliminates the possibility of picking up items along the way that is normally part of the AGV Process Flow template.

So my question would be: Is there a reason you want to adjust that model further instead of just going back to the default template?

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Jason Lightfoot avatar image Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ Felix Möhlmann commented ·

You can create a somehwat simplified process when the AGV is just given a loop to travel around, and on prearrival at station control points, have logic that checks if a preempting task should be give to stop at the Control point (travel to it) and collect/drop off a part.

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Vijay Sangrulkar avatar image Vijay Sangrulkar Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ commented ·
Thanks for your suggestion
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Vijay Sangrulkar avatar image Vijay Sangrulkar Felix Möhlmann commented ·
Yes, I want to use the template to Load and Unload the Pallet at station (a typical logistics process)
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Jason Lightfoot avatar image Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ Vijay Sangrulkar commented ·
In a milkrun fixed route or not? You can use the standard template or as I suggested for a milkrun - create the loop using travel tasks that are distinct from the preempting actions to load/unload and are bound to the pickup/dropoff locations.
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Jeanette F avatar image Jeanette F ♦♦ commented ·

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