Can I batch by label value?

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Monica K2 asked Mar 7, '18 Jordan Johnson answered Mar 8, '18

Can I batch by label value?

I have 7 different flowitem types, each representing a work order (varying quantities per work order represented with labels). At one point in the simulation flow, I need to temporarily combine these flow items such that the total quantity represented by the sum of the labels does not exceed a set value.

What are some ways to evaluate the flowitem quantity labels and create/release a batch once the set value is reached (or is so close another cannot be added)? Different item types are allowed to be batched together.

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FlexSim 16.2.2

combiner labels batching

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Jeff Nordgren commented · Mar 07, 2018 at 08:32 PM

@Monica K2

Can you send in your model or a sample model of what you are trying to accomplish? I'm not sure where you want to create/release a batch from or what kind of batch you have. Are you using Process Flow? Need more specifics and a model, if possible, to be able to answer your question.

Thanks.

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Monica K2 commented · Mar 08, 2018 at 02:50 PM

@Jörg Vogel the example you linked is very similar to what I need, so I will experiment with lists in my own model. Thank you for the suggestion!

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-08T06:08:38Z

Joerg Vogel answered Mar 8, '18

As I remember that is exactly a practice where you can use SQL. Please read the reference manual in Flexsim. Perhaps you have to update to Flexsim Version 17.

For example see here.

Answer 2 · 2018-03-08T18:18:11Z

Jordan Johnson answered Mar 8, '18

A Zone lets you restrict access to activities within the Zone using the total of a label value. You will need to make a subset, and a calculation, and then a subset constraint on that calculation, but it should work for you.

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