How to produce 250 of different products

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jaehwans asked Mar 17, '21 Joerg Vogel answered Mar 17, '21

How to produce 250 of different products

I am trying to simulate a production line where it produces four different products with different sizes.

My main question is how to produce 250 of different products with different packing quantities on the same production line.

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In my model I have four product types. I need to produce 250 of each product. The size of each product is different, so different amounts can be fit inside a tote. For the first product 80 pieces fit inside a tote at a time. After three full totes of 80 pieces each (sum of 240 pieces), the fourth tote needs to be transported after 10 pieces filled. After 250 pieces are produced the production line will start on the second product with different product size therefore different tote quantity.

Any help or idea is appreciated, thank you.

20210317_250 changing products.fsm

Software Version:

FlexSim 21.1.0

combiner flexsim 21.1.0 quantity change

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Answer 1 · 2021-03-17T06:14:28Z

Joerg Vogel answered Mar 17, '21

Update components List is a standard picklist property in trigger pane for On Entry events of a combiner.

Changing Process parameters like a process time is a typical task for a label at an item.

Controlling a Process to combine products in total is a typical task of the designer of a model. A designer has to decide when and how he/she decides that the source at the combiner changes the Type label to update the combiners’ component list. It is a strategic decision of control.

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