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TASKPRIORITY.fsmI want to simulate a truck that is in a warehouse and is loaded with raw materials by a forklift. The truck then heads to the plant and unloads. Once unloading is completed, the truck is loaded with finished products and returns to the warehouse, where the forklift unloads the finished products. Once this action is complete, the process starts over by loading the truck with raw materials again.

The source has a schedule of 200 at time 0, queue1 has a batch time of 40, the task executor has a capacity of 40, and the forklift has a capacity of 20."

My question is: "How can I simulate a process where a truck is loaded with raw materials by a forklift in a warehouse, delivers to the plant, unloads, then gets loaded with finished products and returns to the warehouse to repeat the cycle, considering that the source has a schedule of 200 at time 0, queue1 has a batch time of 40, the task executor has a capacity of 40, and the forklift has a capacity of 20?"

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Hey @Ericksacio ,

How can I simulate a process where a truck is loaded with raw materials by a forklift in a warehouse?

You could use a combiner to represent the loading process. Another option is to use process flow to create the task sequence. Check this tutorial or search deeper in this site using keywords because this is common question asked.

delivers to the plant?

It depends, would you consider latitude and longitude of the warehouse and the plant? If so, use the GIS Navigator. If not, just connect the last object representing the warehouse with the firts one representing the plant. You could use Travel Networks if want to edit distance between points.

unloads?

Use a separator or create the task sequence mentioned above.

then gets loaded with finished products?

The same answers as above

returns to the warehouse to repeat the cycle?

Set a task sequence using Process Flow to return the truck to the warehouse. However, you should create a logic, so that, in the warehouse the process doesn't stop. If you're using a 3d source, check the user manual to learn how to repeat a cycle of arrivals.

I'll also suggest to follow FlexSim’s Policy on Academic Integrity + Best Practices and remember:

  1. There's a user manual
  2. There are tutorials in the user manual
  3. There's lots of material in this site
  4. There's also material in YouTube

Hope this helps!

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