topic Re: How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability? in FlexSim Forum

How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability?

rajankur6494 — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:14:29 GMT

[ FlexSim 21.0.10 ]

I am facing some issue while modelling overflow location. Let me explain you what I want to achieve:

1. Setting label "Chair" while generating patient at the start to occupy the Regular_Chair.

2. There will be cases when Regular_CTest1.3.fsmhair is already occupied. So staff should check the availability at both check point first then escort the patient to available chair.

My Approach: Splitting 1 token in 2 tokens. 1 token ids for checking room availability. 2nd token will wait for event until room is available. Room availability willl be checked based on global table "TrackChairAvailability" values 0 or 1 in respective column.

Note: While generating patients only Regular_Chair is assigned. Staff make adjustment later if regular_Chair is not available.

Can you help me to model it effectively?

Thank you!

Re: How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability?

Matthew_Gillespie — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 20:27:14 GMT

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to do, but you can use a single Location Resource to do this. For example, you could use the List of Choices option in the Location field and list the patient's chosen chair first, and then the overflow chair second:

test13_chairs.fsm

Re: How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability?

rajankur6494 — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 07:24:35 GMT

Hi Matthew,

Thank you for your answer. I understood what you have done.

The only point is that it is occupying overflow chair immediately when regular location is not available.

But what I was expecting is that it should check the room availability at check point 1 (time = 5 sec) first and if room is not available it should wait for 300 sec to check if room may get free otherwise it should allocate overflow chair after checking the availability at check point 2.

Thank you!

Re: How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability?

rajankur6494 — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:47:21 GMT

@Matthew Gillespie Let me know if some more clarity is required.

Re: How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability?

Matthew_Gillespie — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 22:57:07 GMT

@Ankur A3 Like this? test13-chairs2.fsm

Re: How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability?

rajankur6494 — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:56:01 GMT

Hi @Matthew Gillespie,

You got almost what I wanted to model. Only 1 change is MD should check the chair availability at check points once patient arrived at waiting line. MD should provide the room based on chair availability. I have attached the global table where MD will check chair availability based on condition.

I have attached model for your reference.

Overflow Logic_V2.fsm

Thank you!

Re: How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability?

Matthew_Gillespie — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:57:26 GMT

@Ankur A3

I don't understand what you're trying to do. You don't need to have a separate table that tracks the content of the chair. Using an Acquire Location activity will automatically make the chair unavailable to other patients. You don't need to split the token and do your own custom check.

Re: How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability?

rajankur6494 — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:21:29 GMT

@Matthew Gillespie
I understood your point. Actually, I need that just for visual purpose. Consider a scenario where MD don't know if room is occupied. In this case, MD will go to room and checks it's availability and if it is not available, patient will be assigned overflow room.

Using acquire location activity, this check is happening automatically. But still I want that check for animation purpose.

Re: How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability?

Matthew_Gillespie — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 20:31:14 GMT

@Ankur A3 If you want that visual then you can have the MD walk over there before the Acquire activity.

test13-chairs3.fsm

Re: How to Set Overflow Location Logic Based on Chair Availability?

rajankur6494 — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:25:07 GMT

Thank you @Matthew Gillespie