Pick specific type of product from racks according to the order information

[james_h]

[ FlexSim 18.2.3 ]

I have made a simulation model for manufacture plant that produce 50~60 types of product from 4 different machine then store them into the racks, but I'm stuck with the assign the transporter to pick up specific type of items by the order list. I had tried the process flow and many other methods but still not working properly. Is there any method that I could apply for this model to let transporter can look up the global list or table to pick up item from rack to place them into the trailer??

Current system 3_autosave.fsm

[jason_lightfootVL7B4]

Is this the only format you have for order data, or is there something with a better structure you might export from a database? For example:

[james_rodgers1 · Accepted solution]

I think the easiest way to keep track of rack contents is to push them to a global list. In the attached model, the "Send To Port" on the racks places each item on a global "Inventory" list. The process flow, goes through the "Orders" table one row at a time and pulls off the order type and quantity. It then runs a subflow with a number of tokens equal to the number of items in the order. Each token pulls a matching inventory item (using a query) off the list. This gives a reference to the item to be picked up and saves it in the label "OrderItem". The "up" function tells us in which rack the item is located. A zone is used to have only one token at a time run through the subflow (if the forklift can load more than one item at a time, simply increase the capacity of the zone).

Basic Order Fulfilling.fsm

[jason_lightfootVL7B4]

The Storage.System is designed to replace what you're describing.

[james_rodgers1]

Perhaps, but they're using version 18.2.3.