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Modifying existing process flow to 1 operator per work order

I am modifying an existing model that orders used to come in one at a time to now batching the orders daily. I would like to change the existing process and object flows to fit but not quite sure how to go about it. When work orders come in, I would like only 1 operator to work on a work order leading to several work orders being processes at once. There are additional roles for different operators based on priority of tasks (object flow variables). The sequence to orders are processed in is not crucial but they need to complete a full work order before moving to the next one. I have attached the model that includes the process flow and object flow that I have so far.

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Just push the work order to a list and have the operator pull that before choosing the picks relating to that work order. Use the WHERE clause in the pick pull to filter on the work order.

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Could you elaborate more as to where in the flows the push and pull should be located? As for the WHERE clause, orders are randomly generated, will this still work?

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In the order generation flow, push the token (representing the order) to a global list.

Have each operator (object flow) pull an order from the global list and use the attributes it finds on that order to pull any picks for it.

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Kyle S avatar image Kyle S Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ commented ·

Yes I understand what process flow each task needs to be located in but I am confused as to where in each flow each task needs to be to attain the desired results.

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