Process and operator dispatch

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Yang CF asked May 7, '19 Braydn T answered May 7, '19

Process and operator dispatch

Hello, I want to make a model with two assembly line to make two kinds of product (A,B), but there are some problems in my model.

1.It should start with yellow item, but at the beginning it always take the red item first. How to fix it?

2.After finished the product A, I want to dispatch this operator to new processor. How to make him walk on the path and focus on the new processor at the process of product B.
Here is my model > fungchia.fsm

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Answer 1 · 2019-05-07T15:30:32Z

Braydn T answered May 7, '19

Hi!

I have attached an updated version of your model so you can see the changes.

fungchia-updated.fsm

The easiest way to make an operator follow a path in your situation is network nodes, similar to the AGVs you have in your model. Information about this can be found in the user manual:

Help > User Manual > Working With Task Executors > Travel and Transportation > Working with Travel Networks

If you had more than one operator moving, or had other constraints in a way an operator could move, A* navigation would also be an option to make your operators move. Information about A* Navigation can be found here:

Help > User Manual > Working With Task Executors > Travel and Transportation > Working with A* Navigation

The reason the objects of Type 1 (red) were loading before the objects of Type 4 (yellow) even though you had your processors pulling from that queue first, was when the objects were created in Source 1, objects with the label Type 1 were created first.

The model pulls the first available Queue, so if you step through your original model you can see that the Type 1 (red objects) are created and then moved into the processors before objects of Type 4 are created in the Queues. To fix this I just changed the order they were created in (with Type 4 being first) but if you wanted to create some sort of logic that pulls in a certain order, that could be done easily in Process Flow. Here is an image of the updated Source1 creation order:

Please let me know if you have any other questions, or if you would like an example of the ProcessFlow Logic.

Thanks!

Braydn T.

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