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Milk run model, how to set up the unload type and quantity per delivery ?

milk-run-model.fsmHi,

We try to creat a milk run model. The target is that the transporter who makes the milk run delivers a specific type and quantity of item at each production line (a production line is composed by one intermediate queue, one processor and one rack).

For exemple, we want that in the linked model, the transporter1 begins his milk run at the first queue (wich is our raw material stock) and the he have to unload at the queue 3, 4 and 5

In detail :

He loads 10 items. 5 blue, 3 red, 2 green.

Then he travels to each queue.

At the queue 3, he unloads 3 blue items and 1 green item

At the queue 4, he unloads 2 blue items and 1 red item

At the queue 5, he unloads 1 red item and 1 green item

Then the transporter returns to first queue and wait his new order.

(the queue 2 is independant and it’s load and unload by an operator)

How can we program this type of activity ? Using process flow ? Trigger message ? Pull list ?

We are newcomer with flexsim (only wotk previously on the healthcare version) so any help will be really appreciate !

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Sebastian Hemmann answered Sebastian Hemmann commented

Hey, if you want to do something like this the "Keyword" you are looking for is creating your own "Tasksequences".

Yes you can use Trigger/Message/Pull list and process flow for this. In the end the solution will be some kind of mix of all these things.

Actually the easiest way to implement tasksequences is by using Process Flow. To start with this, you should at first start to understand what process flow does.

Attached you find a small example that should give you a first Approach. I deleted all Connections between the Queues and added a process flow in which the Transporter is called and has to do some tasksequences that randomly drive material to Queue 2,3 or 4.7392-milk-run-model-sh.fsm


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