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How to instruct the transporter to follow an order pick list?

mauro_g2 — Sun, 10 May 2020 20:16:04 GMT

[ FlexSim 19.0.9 ]

Firstly,I hope you were not affected by the covid 19.

We are trying to simulate an order picking process in a warehouse spanish red cross with a picker. Although i have learned much from the user manual, i have still not figured out how i can instruct the picker to only visit selected racks based on an order pick list. The objective is to know the average picking time according to 5 types of orders

order 1 ( Rack_A: 2 / Rack_B: 1 / Rack_C: 0 / Rack_D: 0/ Rack_E: 1/ Rack_F: 0/

order 2 ( Rack_A: 1 / Rack_B: 0 / Rack_C: 1 / Rack_D: 1/ Rack_E: 0/ Rack_F: 1/

order 3 ( Rack_A: 3 / Rack_B: 0 / Rack_C: 0 / Rack_D: 0/ Rack_E: 0/ Rack_F: 1/

order 4 ( Rack_A: 0 / Rack_B: 2 / Rack_C: 1 / Rack_D: 0/ Rack_E: 1/ Rack_F: 0/

order 5 ( Rack_A: 0 / Rack_B: 1 / Rack_C: 1 / Rack_D: 1/ Rack_E: 0/ Rack_F: 1/

How to differentiate each rack?

How to make a pick list?

How to link that pick list to the picker?

Thnks!!picking.fsm

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Buenas colegas!

Espero que no os haya afectado el covid 19.

Mi cuestión trata sobre simular un proceso de preparación de pedidos en un almacén de la cruz roja española con un operario. Aunque he aprendido mucho con el manual, todavía no he podido comprender como el operario puede dirigirse a los racks específicos según el tipo de pedido. El objetivo es saber el tiempo medio de picking según 5 tipo de pedidos.

Pedido 1 ( Rack_A: 2 / Rack_B: 1 / Rack_C: 0 / Rack_D: 0/ Rack_E: 1/ Rack_F: 0/

Pedido 2 ( Rack_A: 1 / Rack_B: 0 / Rack_C: 1 / Rack_D: 1/ Rack_E: 0/ Rack_F: 1/

Pedido 3 ( Rack_A: 3 / Rack_B: 0 / Rack_C: 0 / Rack_D: 0/ Rack_E: 0/ Rack_F: 1/

Pedido 4 ( Rack_A: 0 / Rack_B: 2 / Rack_C: 1 / Rack_D: 0/ Rack_E: 1/ Rack_F: 0/

Pedido 5 ( Rack_A: 0 / Rack_B: 1 / Rack_C: 1 / Rack_D: 1/ Rack_E: 0/ Rack_F: 1/

Cuestiones.

Como diferenciar cada rack?

Como realizar una lista de picking?

Como vincular esa lista de picking al operador?

Gracias de antemano

Re: How to instruct the transporter to follow an order pick list?

regan_blackett — Tue, 12 May 2020 19:57:05 GMT

Hi, @mauro G2

There's going to a few different ways to specifically implement what you are asking, but they will all use the same core ideas.

Most of what you are trying to accomplish revolves around using Lists.

In the attached model, first I turned you order types in your quesiton into a Table that I could use as a guide the amounts needed from the racks. Then, I created tokens that represent orders with a randomly assigned Type label and Push them to a List that your operator can Pull so he knows what order he is working on.

I also caused your Flowitems to be pushed to a different List that is partitioned by Rack.

Once the Picker has pulled an order, he then Pulls from the List of Flowitems by racks for the right amount needed from each rack.

Once he knows what Flowitems he need to get from each Rack, I tell him to travel and load the Flowitems, and drop them all off in the Queue connected to your sink.

Order Picking_1.fsm

Re: How to instruct the transporter to follow an order pick list?

benjamin_w2 — Mon, 18 May 2020 17:37:22 GMT

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