Unable to do bottleneck testing simultaneously as FlexSim will hang

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TiredStudent asked Jul 26, '24 Logan Gold commented Aug 1, '24

Unable to do bottleneck testing simultaneously as FlexSim will hang

I am trying to do a simultaneous conveyor bottleneck testing experiment, however, whenever I managed to get the carton box to move, it hangs, another issue is that Test B ,Test C, Test G and Test H do not follow multiple transport (robot) instructions and insist that the label is nonexistent.

I have tried process flow and global list but to no avail, may I please seek some guidance on the direction I can take to make this experiment a reality and allow all the experiment test to flow seamlessly without crashing? BottleneckTestV6.fsm

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FlexSim 24.2.0

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Logan Gold ♦♦ commented · Aug 01 at 05:30 PM

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Answer 1 · 2024-07-29T06:15:05Z

Felix Möhlmann answered Jul 29, '24

The model hangs because the source for Test C is creating an unlimited number of items with no pause inbetween. Either do not repeat the schedule or give the last entry in the schedule table a time > 0.

In the attached model most Exit Transfers have the "Use Transport" option deactivated. The only one that prompts an error if activated is Test B, because, as the error message tells you, the "Type" label which is supposed to determine which robot does the transport (Center Port By Case) does not exist on the item.

For items to use other conveyors, you need to send them there. See the tutorial linked below.

https://docs.flexsim.com/en/24.1/Tutorials/AdditionalTools/Tutorial1Conveyors/1-1Sorting/1-1Sorting.html

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