what does the term allocated idle means? what is the difference between idle and allocated idle, is allocated idle time(black) "extra time" in addition to the idle time(red)allocated-idle.png, first time that I see it in my state charts
Allocated idle means that the operator has been acquired by a resource but hasn't been given a task yet.
is the allocated idle time(black bar) added to the idle time(red), meaning that my throughput is reduced even more? @Emily Hardy
The allocated idle time is additional idle time- so yes, you can just consider it time that your operators are not being utilized.
how can I fix or eliminate the allocated dle time, since it is reducing throughput in my model
see attached model @Emily Hardy
Well that depends on the process. The allocated idle time comes from when the operator is waiting to do something- so it just means there is a bottleneck somewhere in the process. You can resolve this by doing things like adding an additional machine at the bottleneck, reducing processing time, etc. I don't want to make any changes because I'm not sure which values are okay to change, but hopefully this helps you find the source of the excessive idle time.
it looks like the flow tab "Coordinated task sequence" pauses the operator when they go from one location to another, I don't know why the software is doing that @Emily Hardy
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