Need help with gate model

Hello,

I'm having trouble figuring out how to model this. I have a gate with 10 gate processes all lined up parallel. Each gate process represents a communication pedestal. For the 10 gate processes, I need them to simulate picking from a pool of 6 clerks, and once a clerk is available and selected, it will go through the process time then the truck will be released. I've tried pulling in "operators" from the discrete objects library, and selecting them through the pick operator, but visually this wouldn't be realistic in this case since the gate processes will be manned remotely. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Why don't you use the use the "use operator for process" option on the process tab of the processer. Connect your 10 processes with 1 dispatcher and the dispatcher with 6 operators and off you go.

If you set the operators' speed values to a really high number, then it won't be simulating their walking from station to station. It will just show which station they are working on by the station they are standing next to. Attached is a model that shows how this is done.

An operator standing next to a machine represents an operator manning that machine remotely.

Here's another model that shows how you can have them actually stand at any specific point you want (near the processors or far away) using network nodes.

Thanks for the timely help, I appreciate it!

Jamie,
Here's another twist on the previous solutions. This requires more coding, but I think it gets closer to what you want. It leaves the operators where they are (they don't move anywhere) but it colors them based on the processor that they're servicing.

For this model, I've customized the Processors' Pick Operator, On Message, and On Process Finish fields, and the Operators' On Reset field.

This is a regular Flexsim model (not Flexsim CT) but it should work fine in CT.

Good Luck,

Sorry, I didn't notice it was a question for Flexsim CT (I just clicked "latests posts")