Conditional Batching and Sending

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Allison H2 asked Sep 18, '19 tannerp commented Sep 20, '19

Conditional Batching and Sending

I want to create a scenario where:

Batching per a label is done and a full batch is 36, once batch reaches 36 it may send.

However, in addition, I want (in an hour time frame) to send the completed full batches, as well as a batch if it has reached roughly 85% full (31).

Is this something I can do with just a 3d queue? or will I require conditional coding statements as well?

Software Version:

FlexSim 19.2.0

batching conditional code

Answer 1 · 2019-09-18T22:24:22Z

tannerp answered Sep 18, '19 tannerp commented Sep 20, '19

Hi @Allison H2,

The 3D queue has the ability to use a Max Wait Timer, but unfortunately, this will not check the current capacity against a target quantity (31, in your case). The quick solution would be putting a couple lines of code on the 3D queue, but you could achieve similar logic using Process Flow and the getbatch() activity.

In this example model, there are 31 items that arrive at the start of the model. The timer is triggered after 60 time units in Process Flow, which moves the 31 items into Queue2 prematurely. Then, before the trigger goes off the next time, a batch of 36 items arrives and is moved to Queue2 like normal.

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Allison H2 commented · Sep 19, 2019 at 12:14 AM

@Tanner Poulton ok, this sounds great, but if I were to add the coding for the timing with a simple if/then, it would be applied to the queue 1 on the 3d model, correct?

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tannerp Allison H2 commented · Sep 20, 2019 at 05:59 PM

@Allison H2

I think that would be the best option so you have access to the current object in your script. Let us know if you run into any problems implementing that.

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