First part other process time

[K.paul]

Hello, I am facing the following problem, I have 3 buffer places followed by stations 1 and 2.
My feeder runs into the buffer places, there the first 2 parts should run directly into station 1 and 2 and from this point on each part should spend 6 hours in the buffers.

When I start my simulation, I always have to wait 6 hours, but I would like to run only the first 2 parts directly so that I don’t have to wait.
I have tried it with an if condition and counter that the delay time is 6 hours if the counter is greater than 1, but that didn’t quite work, do you have any other ideas.

Thank you very much

[Tilma]

Hello,
which type of Puffer are you using?
If it’s just a TransportIn + Delay + TransportOut, it should work with a counter and If loop.
If it’s a buffer like the Floorspace Process Buffer or Warehouse Process Shelf with a Buffer statement, then you should define in the previous process, that the products should directly go to the next stations using the “GetFlowStep” and “SetNextFlowStep” statements.

Example_parts miss the buffer.vcmx (197.4 KB)