How to move Objects on a Schedule

[NATASHA.DEGUNTEN]

Hi,

I am working to create a warehouse model that simulates the movements of packages in a warehouse by AGV. I have been able to complete the storage side of the model, but am having issues on developing the outbound side where the AGV will pick from the bays and bring it to the Outbound Queue. I would like this to be done on a schedule that I can manipulate for how many times a day that the outbound queue will call for product.

Appreciate the help!

@Benjamin W2

warehousing.fsm

[benjamin_w2 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Natasha DG,

I've taken a look at your model and made a few modifications. It isn't quite done yet, but I think I have identified what we need to do.

The only thing you need to do to get an AGV to move one of your boxes is to push it to the global "AGVWork" list. In your "Load Outbound" code box, we can push the item onto an item list "List (AGV)", then pull it again once it has reached a certain age. We then push that item onto the "AGVWork" list so the AGV will complete the task sequence.

In order to get this working well, we will need to know what your pulling strategy is (i.e. when will orders come in). If you want to have orders come on a schedule, then I would recommend investigating both the "Schedule Source" and the "Date Time Source". I provided links to the documentation below.

https://docs.flexsim.com/en/20.0/Reference/ProcessFlowObjects/TokenCreation/ScheduleSource/

https://docs.flexsim.com/en/20.0/Reference/ProcessFlowObjects/TokenCreation/DateTimeSource/

I won't be in again until next week, but I will tag some of my colleagues in this comment so they can look at it. @Braydn T @tanner.p

warehousing.fsm

[NATASHA.DEGUNTEN]

Thanks @Benjamin W2! This worked great for what I needed! I used the Schedule Source for my application. I really appreciate the help.