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Default How to dispatch two or more operators to unload box packed in Pallet?

Hi ,
I have a question about dispatch.My model composes of two sources, a combiner(combine pallet with several boxes ) ,a dispatch,two or more operators,two queues.

In the model,I used CT to unload item. but i couldn't dispatch two or more operators to unload box,based on pallet's itemtype.

For example, if itemtype is 1 ,i want to dispatch one operator to unload box; if itemtype is 2, dispatch two operators.

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Hi,

Maybe you can change the number of operators under variables for your process e.g. "nrofprocessoperators" before the return statement under the function "Pick Operators". It worked well in combination with a processor and "use operators for process".

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It´s not as easy as it sounds like.
You could handle it with erasing the Dispatcher and using tasksequences. And releasing Item of Queue even after both operators arrive. Try to give both the same "travel" task with the one Item. And "Unload" task when both operators reach target.
But what will happen is, that you only see one operator, because the two operators will be exactly at the same position.
This way you even will need 2 seperate networks for the possible ways the operators can to travel. This ways should have the same distance (maybe to do with "virtual distance").

It will be very much coding. Maybe anybody else has a better/easier solution!?
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