Hello everyone,
I was wondering if you could help me in 2 points.
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Is there a way to assign the “Pick Time” in the Flow Process Transition to get the time from an expression instead of a fixed value? Currently I can only assign a unique value in a single flow properties using custom parameters. Otherwise it will use the “default” value in the resource controller.
Pick Time Screenshot
I want to model a picking operation where the human resource stay working in front of a rack based on an expression, specifically related to a property of the item to be picked.
e.g. If the human resource is going to pick from a case in a rack, the human resource will pick 1 piece faster than 10 pieces, like 50 seconds instead of 5 seconds.
One thing to know is that, because I am simulating a warehouse, it is much convenient to use a Buffer process to simulate the positions of the rack, but I can not implement any expressions because of this.
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Is there a way to control how the items are received in the racks(buffer statement)?
Currently the picking locations are only being transported into a single rack alternating between them. I would like for all the buffers to act like one ( One big buffer where the Transport in statement is chaotic so that the locations to visit are random in all racks)
I have attached a simple layout with my process in mind.
Order Picking Operation.vcmx (3.4 MB)
Thank you in advance for your reply.