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Default How to use bernoulli function

Dear all,

I create a modle, 1 source and 2 quene, I want to source create 100 items, and 10 items send to source1,90 items sent to source2.

but sample1 always send 12 items to source1, and sample2 always send 6 items to source1. why?

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What happens is called randomness.
You use a stochatic function in your model which generates a random number. Depending on this number the port is choosen.
In your two models you are nearly doing the same, but just using two different distributions.
bernoulli(10,1,2) returns with 10% value 1 and with 90% value 2.
duniform(1,100) returns values 1 to 100 uniform distributed.
Depending on the random stream you get different values. On a long simulation run the influence of the randomness will decrease so that the return values will be close to your precentages.
This is basic simulation/statistic knowledge.
If you reset and run your model a couple of times you will get different results if you do not switch Statistics/Repeat Random Stream ON in the menu. If this tick is set Flexsim will always generate the same random numbers you will get the same results.

If you do not want the randomness you could put some logic in your model like if output of the source is smaller equal 10 leave through port 1 else leave through port 2, assuming that you only generate 100 items.
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