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Use a combiner with process flow

oscar_c13 — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:10:51 GMT

[ FlexSim 21.2.2 ]

I have 3 sources that create 3 items. I want to combine them in a combiner using the process flow, but if the operator introduces a box in the combiner, it already starts working.
I´m also not very clear on what to do when i have 3 tokens.

Prueba.fsm

Re: Use a combiner with process flow

roi_sn — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:43:03 GMT

Hello @Oscar C13, take a look at the attached model. I recommend you not to use the Combiner object when modelling the batch process by using Process Flow. In fact, I have used a generic queue to model this activity.

Also, pay attention at how I used a Process Flow zone to model the processor´s capacity.

prueba_1.fsm

Re: Use a combiner with process flow

oscar_c13 — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:45:03 GMT

But if I want the 3 boxes that were in the queue to become a single box of another color? How do i handle it?

Re: Use a combiner with process flow

roi_sn — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:48:37 GMT

HI @Oscar C13, then you shoud destroy two of the three boxes and change the first box visual. Take a look at the attached model and how this can be done with Process Flow.

prueba_2.fsm

Re: Use a combiner with process flow

oscar_c13 — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:07:01 GMT

¿Puedes decirme por qué no me funciona? el operador no va a MesaEnzima después de colocar el primer elemento en el reactor (el reactor es una cola). Creo que hice lo mismo que su modelo.

Prueba2b.fsm

Re: Use a combiner with process flow

roi_sn — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:14:36 GMT

No estás liberando correctamente al recurso operario. Si te fijas, cuando haces cualquier Acquire, la referencia al recurso la estás guardando en token.operator y cuando lo liberas, te estás refiriendo a token.resource. Deberías cambiar todos los Release: