How to enter data table with your annual orders

[antonio_ba]

[ FlexSim 18.0.0 ]

Good morning, I'm doing a test and I have problems. I have 20 references with your orders for the whole year. When I start to make a reference I have an estimated lot, for example from a reference I have 1000 orders and every time I make a batch of 200. How can I simulate it ?, I suppose I must enter the reference data with your request annual thank you very much

[roi_sn · Accepted solution]

performbatching-samplemodel.fsm

Hi @antonio BA,

In the attached model you will find out how to perform batching. Basically, I created the whole amount of references in 'Source1' and after that, I make use of a Queue with Perform Batching option selected before a processor which represents the production line. Hence, products of same reference will not enter production line until target batch size is achieved.

[antonio_ba]

Hi Roi, First of all thank you very much for your help. It served me a lot, but it's not what I'm looking for. First, each reference would have a different lot and the objective would be to launch from the source lots, not to launch the annual order and then store the lot in the queue. Maybe it's a bit complicated. a greeting.

[roi_sn]

performbatching-samplemodel-v2.fsm

@antonio BA, In order to do that, what I´ve done is to create a batch of references from the source using a schedule. Therefore, you can configure your batches size and their launching time to production.

[antonio_ba]

Thanks for answering, it's similar to what I'm looking for, but how can I enter my annual order. An example of what I'm looking for would be:

ref1: 10,000 orders. Each time it leaves the source it has a batch of 100.

ref2: 5,000 orders. Each time it leaves the source it has a lot of 120.

It should leave randomly but ovbidly the first reference should come out more times because there are more requests. I could also send ref 1 to one queue and ref 2 to another queue? my idea is without a chronogram, when finishing producing a lot, start with another reference. A greeting and thank you very much.

[roi_sn]

Hello @antonio BA, if I understood you, what you want to do is to perform batching depending on a product reference, which at same time, arrive randomly.

What I´ve done is to use a rack after the source (with 0 as arrival time for both references) with a minimum dwell time based on an exponential distribution to represent random arrivals and then, perform batching in two different queues depending on the product reference.

performbatching-samplemodel-v3.fsm

[antonio_ba]

hello Roi, let's go in the right direction, the rack could be my raw material store. But I want the batches to come out from the rack, not the annual order, that is, a batch is sent from the rack to the warehouse, the batch is processed and another batch randomly arrives and is processed whole, the annual demand of the reference of a once. A greeting.