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delay or idle time

khanammar_22 — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:04:16 GMT

[ FlexSim 23.0.2 ]

hi so in my file i need to show the simulation of operator taking load from he source to the racks but after connecting everything the operator is just standing idle taking long time of break to take other box and place it on the racks that delay is idle but i am not able to close the option or stop this idle. now i want help in this so there is no delay when he is executing the task.draft.fsm

Re: delay or idle time

moehlmann_fe — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 06:59:41 GMT

The source is producing an item every 10 minutes on average. Use a smaller interval or an arrival schedule to have more items available for transport.

To guarantee that there is always an item in the queue, you can set the inter-arrival time to 0 and limit and set a maximum capacity of 1 (or some other fitting number) for the queue.

Re: delay or idle time

Jeanette_Fullmer — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:18:03 GMT

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Re: delay or idle time

khanammar_22 — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 06:33:44 GMT

hello sir, i have tried that but there is still idle time the guy is waiting after placing one box can you send screenshot as well for me to understand better as i am beginner on this software

Re: delay or idle time

moehlmann_fe — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 07:13:25 GMT

Here's a simple example. I changed the Inter-arrival time of the source to 0, so it produces an endless amount of items. I then also limited the content of the queue to 1, so it doesn't get filled with needlessly many items.

draft_1.fsm