Operator carrying many flowitems and take those to a processor

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juan_esteban.sanchez asked Jul 18 2018 at 9:01 PM anagabriela.cs CT commented Oct 08 2019 at 10:30 PM

Operator carrying many flowitems and take those to a processor

I need an operator to pick 4 flowitems from the a Queue, take them to a processor that makes its process one by one (Flowitem), but I need that operator to wait next to the processor until the first flowitem is processed and then unload the second flowitem in the processor.... wait.... unload... etc

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FlexSim 17.2.5

operator carrying many flowitems

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-18T21:36:32Z

tannerp answered Jul 18 2018 at 9:36 PM anagabriela.cs CT commented Oct 08 2019 at 10:30 PM

Here's an example model that uses Process Flow to simulate what you're looking for. We highly recommend learning Process Flow because it can help you avoid having to hard code things. Let me know if you have questions!

4-objects-at-a-time.fsm

4-objects-at-a-time.fsm (29.6 KiB)

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juan_esteban.sanchez commented · Jul 18 2018 at 11:46 PM

Thanks... This is what I wanted to do... I'm learning Process Flow thru FLEXSIM MANUAL but is not enough samples... any recommendation? of any book or page with explanations and samples??

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tannerp juan_esteban.sanchez commented · Jul 19 2018 at 2:25 PM

There are a few additional tutorials which can be found under "Learning Resources" on the forum. If you have any specific questions, like how to batch items or use lists, I would suggest searching those keywords on the answers page and reading through examples from other users.

Process Flow can be a lot to understand at first, but the more you use it, the easier it will become.

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anagabriela.cs CT commented · Oct 08 2019 at 4:53 PM

@Tanner Poulton

I have the same doubt, but IDK how to introduce the capacity of 2 flowtitems to my OPERATOR 1, I tried but it didn´t work.

Could you check my model?modelo-mainshaft-celda-3-antes.fsm

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modelo-mainshaft-celda-3-antes.fsm (57.7 KiB)

tannerp anagabriela.cs CT commented · Oct 08 2019 at 8:00 PM

Hi @anagabriela.cs CT,

Could you explain your model? When does the operator need to carry 2 items?

Also, for future reference, it's best practice on the Answers site to post a new question and reference this question since this one has already been answered and archived. Thanks!

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anagabriela.cs CT tannerp commented · Oct 08 2019 at 10:30 PM

https://answers.flexsim.com/questions/73420/how-i-can-make-that-the-operator1-always-have-in-h.html

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