Tasksequence - Operator adds several different items to a combiner

Hi all,

I am a fairly new Flexsim user and I hope you all can help me with some of my problems to get a kick start!

In this example I need operators to combine several different items in to one product and then follow it through stages of processing.

Basically I want one operator to do the following:

- Pick up item1 from one queue and place it on the combiner
- Go to another queue and pick up another item and place it on the combiner etc. He will have to pick up different items and he is only able to carry one at a time.

- After he will combine the items in the combiner
- Load the combined item and bring it to the processer
- Work at the processer
- Pick up the processed item and bring it to the queue for finished goods.


I have tried some coding as seen in my simple example with two items to combine and 2 workstations.

First question, how do I name the different items in such a long sequence so the operator know what to load? I tried here with a global treenode variable but have not got it to work...

Best Regards
Elenor

Hi,

sadly it isn´t possible for me to have a look into your model. I would try to solve your problems that way:
After building up the standard process and setting the maximum capacity of the operator to 1, I would do a run to see what the operator does with standard options.
If the operator doesn´t work exactly in the order you want him to do, try to open and close the outputport or inputport of the different queues or processors/combiner. This way the operator only would do the thinks it can, because it only gets this tasksequences.

Greetings

Oh I forgot to say, if you really want to solve this with coding you should look in the download section for modells of Tom David. I remember he shared some modells with task_sequences and in this there even are solutions for unique names of Items ;-)

Hi Elenor,

Have you been able to solve your problem?

If not, I have done some changes in your model and get it to work like you want. But I need to know the version of your Flexsim, I did the model in 4.52.

Lars-Olof

Hi Lars-Olof,

I have been looking at some models recommended by Sebastian (thank you Sebastian!) but have not yet been able to found a solution that could tackle my problem in an easy way.

Therefore I would very much appreciate if you could send me your solution!

I am sitting with a bit older version, version 4.01.

Thank you!

Best Regards
Elenor Arkesten

Hi,

Can you upgrade your version to 4.52 or 5? I am attacheing the model I have buld but it is for version 4.52 (have not 4.01 installed).

If you can not upgrade I will try to explain what I have done.

First change your queue you use now to have Maximum content of 1 and then add 1 new queue between your source and queue Item 1, do the same between Source and queue Item 2.
In Item1 close the input port on reset, and open it OnMessage. Also add closeinput to OnEntry on Item1.

On Item2 in OnEntry I have added this line:

senddelayedmessage(centerobject(current,1),0.0001,current);

Back to Item1 and in the Request Transport From I have following code:

treenode ts = createemptytasksequence(centerobject(current,1),0,0);
treenode combiner = outobject(current,port);
treenode processor = outobject(outobject(current,port),1);
treenode FromWorkstations = outobject(outobject(outobject(current,port),1),1);
treenode Glaslager2 = inobject(outobject(current,port),2);
treenode item2=first(Glaslager2);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_TRAVEL,current,NULL);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_FRLOAD,item,current,port);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_TRAVEL,combiner,NULL);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_FRUNLOAD,item,combiner,opipno(current,port));
//Gets Item1 and place it on the combiner
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_TRAVEL,Glaslager2,NULL);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_FRLOAD,item2,Glaslager2,NULL);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_TRAVEL,combiner,NULL);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_FRUNLOAD,item2,combiner,opipno(current,port));
//Gets Item2 and place it on the combiner
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_UTILIZE,item,combiner,STATE_UTILIZE);
//Working by combiner
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_FRLOAD,item,combiner,NULL);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_TRAVEL,processor,NULL);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_FRUNLOAD,item,processor,NULL);
//Taking the product from combiner to processor
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_UTILIZE,item,processor,STATE_UTILIZE);
//Working by processor
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_FRLOAD,item,processor,0);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_TRAVEL,FromWorkstations,NULL);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_FRUNLOAD,item,FromWorkstations, NULL);
//Taking finished product to stock
dispatchtasksequence(ts);

Why I do not release an item to Item1 until an item is entering Item2 is to be sure that there is an item in Item2 when the Request Transporter From is triggered.

Hope this put you in right direction, if you need more let me know.

Lars-Olof

Thank you Lars-Erik,

Looks like this will solve my problem! Unfortunatley I am working at a company where the 4.01 is standard so an update will be hard to do...

Still I can open your model and follow your steps to build my own solution where I will also need to add some more items to the combiner.

Tack igen!

Best Regards
Elenor Arkesten

It is Lars-Olof and not Lars-Erik.

Let me know if you need more explanation.

Lars-Olof