Hello. I need help on a simulation model. Currently, the items are pushed by the item label SHORTNAME as the priority selection. I have added a new label, SHIPDATE. How do I set up the simulation to prioritize items that have the earliest ship date to be processed first by all processors while still sticking to the batching amount set for the batching process? Any help is greatly appreciated!
How long does a processor wait before starting to process a partial batch?
If there is a full batch and a partial batch but the partial batch includes items with an earlier due date, which batch is processed.
So I would suggest you first try to design a logic flow chart that handles any cases that might come up. Afterwards it will be easier to come up with controls that can satisfy the designed logic.
Most likely you will have to track the "BladeQty" and earliest due date for each queue. And whenever a processor becomes idle, it checks which type/program to work on next. (Or it decides not to pull anything because there is no batch of a sufficient size yet.)
The idea is that if the item is prioritized based on the earliest ship date, it will be pushed to be processed first. It will still batch the item based on the batching quantity by case value, so for LPT items, it will be batched until 547 before starting the process and until 1614 for HPC items. When an item that has an earlier ship date enters the queue, it will set to go out first until the queue satisfies either the batch amount or the maximum wait time, then push the items.
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Here's one approach. There is one token for each of the VHT queues that collects information about the available blade qty and the minimum shipping date in that queue.
When an item enters a queue it adds its information to labels on the 'Batch Token'.
When at least one item is in the queue, the batch token waits until either the batch target has been reached or the maximum wait time has elapsed. It then makes itself available on a list.
Token representing the processor pull from this list ordered by the shipping date. They then pull as many items as possible from the respective queue and process them.
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