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Picking pallet to load on a truck after batching

Truck Loading model.fsmTruck Loading model.fsmI was building a simple package loading model
1. I want the operator to pick the pallet after it reaches the batching value and load it on the truck. But the operator only picks the pallet and not the packages on the pallet. How do I combine them into one object?

2. How can I make the pallet appear on the center of the queue instead on the side of the queue.

FlexSim 24.1.0
pickingbatchingpalletloading onto the truck
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Jason Lightfoot answered Jason Lightfoot commented

For this application FlexSim's Combiner may work better for you. Sometimes you may want more control over the process and will create something similar to what you have.

In the case of your model, you just need to move the boxes into the pallet and set the queue to stack vertically (to place the pallet in the centre). Updated model attached.

truck-loading-model_jl.fsm


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Truck Loading model.fsm Thanks Jason, I used a combiner to get more control as you recommended. If the process is being done by two operators is there a way from me to combine the process flow? In current state I'm having to duplicate the process flows for each operator. If there was say 3 queues on each operator side instead of one I would have to create 6 process flows. I'm sure there would be a better way to combine the flows.

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Joerg Vogel answered

As you said. You combine, then the object on hand is a combiner and not a queue. A queue collects items, it batches items up to an amount and then it releases items. If you want to change a structure then you use a combiner.

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