State Waiting for Operator

Hi,
installed FS 4.5 and build a small modell. As there is no more processor MTBF/MTTR I used the MTBF/MTTR table. In the model should be a state 'Waiting for operator' seen in the processors, but it´s not. So did I do something wrong?

Nico,

I am not sure, but I guess that the state Waiting for Operator is meant if a processor needs an operator for Setup or the Process.

At MTBF and MTTR the object is stopped with stopobject() and a tasksequence is generated to get operators. So the set state is Breakdown.
I guess, if you need to have the state Wating for Operator, you should set the state by yourself, which is not really easy, because we know when the waiting starts, but not when the operator arrives.
This could be solved by e.g. sending a message in the tasksequence when the travel of the operator is over. There is already a synctask() for the travel. So I guess another synctask() is needed than for the message.

I am pretty sure, that you understand what I mean and are able to solve it.
It would be nice, if you have solved it, if you could post the model or the code.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask.

All this sounds in a way complicated, so maybe the pick list option or a new picklist option should cover also the possibility to set different states.

Nico,
The best solution to this problem, in my opinion, is to just call stopobject twice, once with the waiting for operator state, and once with the breakdown state, with the waiting for operator state given higher priority, so that when both stops are requested, the waiting for operator state takes precedence. Then you finish the stop request for the waiting state once all the operators have arrived. I've made some simple adjustments to the picklist to add this capability.

Nico,

Do you mean the "Use Operator(s) for Process box? I noticed in your model that you don't have that box checked. It is on the Processor tab in the middle of the screen. If you click that box, then the processor goes into the "Waiting for Operator" state just like you describe.

Jeff,

First I thought the same as you, that there should be ticks for Use Operator(s) for Process, etc. But then I had a look into the picklist in MTBF/MTTR and understood what Nico meant. There is an option, that you can call an operator to fix the MTBF and if the operator is on his way the state of the processor is already Breakdown. Nico wants to have here state Waiting for operator. The solution for this is in Anthony’s post and model. And as usual he is doing it in an elegant way and not as complicate as I had try to solve it. That’s why I thanked him for his post and model.

Tom, thank for the explanation.

Yes, thank you Tom....thats what I ment..