Release Item Type at set time interval by item type?

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Bryan Suharik asked Jan 12 2017 at 3:19 PM jing.c commented Jan 15 2017 at 2:04 AM

Release Item Type at set time interval by item type?

Hello, looking for assistance on how to trigger release of an itemtype from a queue at set intervals. Perhaps a rack is better, but i need to display the flow items on a pad of some kind. There are 10 item types, and i need each item type to be released to the downstream processors at different time intervals.

I need a solution via code to pre define this requirement. The time release rate will be pulled from a global table.

Thanks in Advance!

Software Version:

FlexSim 16.2.2

queue code release method

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-12T15:40:23Z

Mischa Spelt answered Jan 12 2017 at 3:40 PM jing.c commented Jan 15 2017 at 2:04 AM

Assuming you want to wait if an item type is not available, the most straightforward way to solve this would be a simple Process Flow that pushes items onto a list as they come in, and has a little loop for each item type that releases one of the items of the correct type after each delay time.

I have enclosed an example model, which should do what you want.

release-items-by-itemtype.fsm (22.7 KiB)

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Bryan Suharik commented · Jan 12 2017 at 4:09 PM

This looks to be what im looking for. Is there a way to assign this proccess flow via script to a newly added queue?

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Jacob Gillespie ♦ Bryan Suharik commented · Jan 12 2017 at 5:09 PM

It would be easier to just assign this ProcessFlow to a queue using the Event-Triggered Source.

Use the dropper and select the queue you want to associate.

If you really want to use script for some reason then you could call a SubFlow from the OnEntry trigger of the queue. (See the attached model)

release-items-by-itemtype-edit.fsm

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release-items-by-itemtype-edit.fsm (94.6 KiB)

set-queue.png (3.6 KiB)

Bryan Suharik Jacob Gillespie ♦ commented · Jan 14 2017 at 8:11 PM

@Jacob Gillespie

This worked great! thanks!.... Is it possible to set up 2 process flows with different arrivals?I want to have 2 triggers...one that draws a item with 1 label assigned, while the other trigger draws the same item type with a different label attached.

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Answer 2 · 2017-01-12T15:59:50Z

Sam Stubbs answered Jan 12 2017 at 3:59 PM

I would do this as Mischa said by pushing them on a list and releasing them at specific times by pulling from the list from Process Flow tokens released at a schedule. Here is another example:

pullexample.fsm

pullexample.fsm (23.8 KiB)

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