Item type and color should change every for each batch (alternating 2 batches)

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Nisa O asked Feb 18, '19 Matthew Gillespie edited May 6, '19

Item type and color should change every for each batch (alternating 2 batches)

Hello,

My source should have exponential interarrivals.

I need to make 2 batches of quantity 20 that alternate. (20 type 1 -> 20 type 2 -> 20 type 1 etc..)

It would be better if each item type has a specific color.

I can do this by scheduled arrivals but I need to use exponential.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance.

Software Version:

FlexSim 18.2.2

source itemtype problem inter-arrival time color

Answer 1 · 2019-02-18T18:54:06Z

tannerp answered Feb 18, '19

One way you can accomplish this would be through Process Flow. I set up a global variable that counts how many items go through the Source. If the count is between 0-19, the item type is assigned to 1. If the count is between 20-39, the item type is assigned to 2. When the count reaches 40, it resets to 0. This allows for alternating groups of 20 for each batch.

Updated Model: item-type-process-flow-1.fsm

item-type-process-flow-1.fsm (1.5 MiB)

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