topic Re: How to Track Utilization of Pallets in FlexSim Forum

How to Track Utilization of Pallets

jazeng — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 00:15:57 GMT

Hi,

I have a finite number of pallets that gets loaded in a combiner and unloaded in a separator. The boxes go into the sink, and the pallet is recirculated into queue until it is needed to load more boxes. How can I track the utilization and idle time of each of the pallets, and display that on the dashboard?

Re: How to Track Utilization of Pallets

moehlmann_fe — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 07:05:02 GMT

I would add a kinetic tracked variable label to the pallets. While they are sitting in the queue the rate of the label is 0. When they exit it gets set to one, so the label value counts the time spent outside the queue. The utilization is then just the label value divided by the total model time.

Re: How to Track Utilization of Pallets

jazeng — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:58:27 GMT

Thanks, this is helpful, how to I make a variable of a certain type if it is created through code?

Re: How to Track Utilization of Pallets

moehlmann_fe — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 05:57:47 GMT

To create a Tracked Variable label, first create the label and then initialize the node as a TR.

https://docs.flexsim.com/en/25.1/Reference/CodingInFlexSim/FlexScriptAPIReference/Data/TrackedVariable.html#Method-init

treenode labelNode = item.labels.assert("UtilizedTime"); TrackedVariable.init(labelNode, STAT_TYPE_KINETIC_LEVEL, 0);