3 Sources linked with Conditionals

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Question by Lenny C · 5 days ago · flexsim 20.1.3 processor statistical distribution

3 Sources linked with Conditionals

Version: FlexSim 20.1.3

Hi! I have 3 processors with processing times following their own bounded distributions.

I would like to link the processors so that when the processing time of one processor is going to be at the upper bound for its input, the other sources do not produce any input (or their created objects are destroyed).

How can I link the processors and sources this way in Flexsim?

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Counter Openings.fsm

counter-openings.fsm (43.0 KiB)

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Benjamin W2 ♦ · 5 days ago 0

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Hi @Lenny C,

If I understand correctly, if a processing time of one of your processor is above some threshold, you want to disable all other sources not attached to that processor and destroy any other flowitems that those other sources have created. Is this correct?

If this is not correct, can you explain your process in a little more detail?

Lenny C Benjamin W2 ♦ · 4 days ago 0

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Hi @Benjamin W2! That is correct. The reasons behind this are:

The number of input items to my processors ranges from 1-16
The processors take a constant amount of time to process 1 input (e.g. 10s, 15s)
The 1-16 materials are split between 3 processors, which combine their output before being conveyed away
To account for the effect of input distribution to processing time, I've placed a range of process timings into the processors in proportion to the % of inputs which typically go into the processor (e.g. 30% of the time * 10s * [some number between 1-16])
This works fine, except for the case where there is only 1 input item. In this case, it should not be fractionally split between the 3 processors - only one processor should process it
Hence when the input number is 1, it should choose only 1 processor and close off the other two until entry of the next input number between 1-16

Hope this clarifies!

david.chan Lenny C · 3 days ago 0

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@Lenny C

Lukas, your modeling approach might not be the right approach to the situation. May be if you could share your scenario, it will easier for us to provide a way to model it.

David

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