How do I sort to 6 locations while only allowing 1 flow item in each location at a time? if the lane is blocked then I would like to the flow item to recirculate and try again. What would be the best way to go about this?
Sorting to location allowing only 1 object in each area
FlexSim 19.0.2
Attached is the file I'm working with for reference.
This may not be the simplest way to do it, but here's an updated version of your model that should do what you're looking for. I added Process Flow activities that determined whether the lane was clear. There are also triggers that "open" and "close" each lane by changing a label on each lane's respective decision point.
Hopefully you can implement this idea and adjust it to fit your needs. Feel free to comment back if you have any questions or if this doesn't quite do what you were hoping.
NOTE: You might need to adjust the "Object Leaves Conveyor" source, as I wasn't sure how long your lanes were. You would just use a "S" connect from the decision point to whatever object your item needs to clear to open the lane.
Question for you, I tried to apply this to another model I'm working on and can't figure out how you originally defined the "closed" label. The logic appears to be working but doesn't know what to do with the decide function because the "closed" does not exist. Any thoughts?
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