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Processing industrial areas behavior

Hello, I am trying to create a model that represents two phases of a process. Both of them are developed in rooms/areas with specific temperature conditions. These areas can have as many different products at a time as I desire. Additionally, products may enter the areas at any time, but once they enter, they must remain an specific time depends on the area, phase1: 3600 sec and phase2: 4500 sec. The remaining time does not change according the quantity of the product, one unit must remain the same time than 10 units. After fulfilling the time of permanence the products have to leave the area. Another important detail is that products can enter an area in different amounts every time, it means the area can contain a unit of a single product or different amounts of different products, because the area must to process the whole quantity that arrives.

I was trying to represent this behavior with processors. However, if one product enters, neither a batch of the same product, nor a batch of a different productt enters to the processor to complete the required time in the area. I do not know if it is possible to represent this with a queue.

Can somebody help me with this issue?model-areas-behavior.fsm

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Hi @Tania L

Are you needing help batching in Processor1? Or batching in a queue?

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@Isaac Litster

I need to model an area either with a queue or with a processor, wichever is better. The important thing is that any option shoult allow items enter in batches of different amounts each time. The batches are defined for the arrival schedule at the source. Also every batch, regardless of the amount it contains, must remain in each area (phase 1 and phase 2) the time mentioned in the previous paragraph.

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What are you wanting to accomplish with Queues 1-3? I assume the processors are phases 1 and 2?

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@Tania L

I am not sure if I understand your process correctly, but I have tried to implement what you have described using process flow. Go ahead and run the model and let me know if this is the model behavior you are looking for. You might have to click step to get through the model and see the boxes moving in batches.

Here is the attached model.

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Thank you @Isaac L . I think is working as I wanted, I just had to replicate the same process flow in the other two queues.

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@Tania L

I'm glad it worked for you! Were you able to replicate it correctly? I'm happy to help with any more questions.

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