picking boxes without reducing the stock in racks

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MatteoMano asked Feb 26 2025 at 1:24 PM Jacob W2 commented Mar 03 2025 at 6:24 PM

picking boxes without reducing the stock in racks

My question is about the possibility to picking boxes from racks without reducing the stock in it. because my model is quite large the simulations are very slow and I'm looking for to reduce the initial stock in racks. To do that I need to pick the boxes without reducing the stock in the rack. Is that possible ?

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FlexSim 24.2.3

warehouse order picking box

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Aldo Martin del Campo commented · Feb 26 2025 at 5:31 PM

Yes, it is possible to do this, but the approach depends on how you are working whether directly in process flow or in 3D. Here's a brief example: in this case, the arrival and departure of products are controlled directly in 3D, but the replenishment of items is managed through the process flow using an event-triggered source. Each time an object leaves the racks, a token is created, which then triggers the creation of the item in the rack from which it was removed. I hope this clarifies things.

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Jacob W2 ♦ commented · Mar 03 2025 at 6:24 PM

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Answer 1 · 2025-02-27T07:39:29Z

Felix Möhlmann answered Feb 27 2025 at 7:39 AM Felix Möhlmann commented Feb 27 2025 at 1:39 PM

You could even do picks without creating initial inventory at all. Assign SKU labels to the slots as discussed in your previous post (but without creating any items). Then search for slots rather than items when picking and create items on the fly to place them there.

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MatteoMano commented · Feb 27 2025 at 11:22 AM

I think I understand the logic but I dont know how to implement it correctly in the model. In particular, I dont know how found slot works and where I have to move the Object. Maybe you can help me !! thaks WAREHOUSE AS-IS PRELIEVI 5 op.fsm

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Felix Möhlmann MatteoMano commented · Feb 27 2025 at 11:28 AM

For the most part it works the same as the option to find an item in the storage system that is used in the "Find Item By SKU" activity in your model. Crucially though, it also allows you to assign the found slot to an item right away, so the item will be placed accordingly when entering the rack.

To move the item, you can get a reference to the respective rack from the slot.

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MatteoMano Felix Möhlmann commented · Feb 27 2025 at 1:03 PM

Sorry for my ingnorance but It's still give me some kind of error that I don't understand. WAREHOUSE AS-IS PRELIEVI 5 op.fsm

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