Process Simulation help

[Arthur Hartong]

Hi, I am using Jaamsim.com to model a supplychain process where a container is continuously loaded with product(when there is an empty container available) , picked-up by a truc and then transported to the customer where the product is unloaded. The truc and container return to factory, where the empty container is dropped and the truc picks up a full container. There will be more containers in the process then trucs. 

Any suggestions how to best model this?

Regards,

Arthur

[Stefan Hattinger]

Your workpieces should be the simEntities.
Your container should be an entityContainer

Your truck should also be an entityContainer as it is possible to contain either entities or containers.

load and unload your containers with addTo and removeFrom

Insert workpieces into Empty Containers with "AddTo"
Insert full container into empty truck
Move truck to customer with "entityConveyor"

unload truck with "removeFrom"

now, depending on how you want to model your simulation, you have some possibilities: I would suggest to unload the full container from the truck and load it with an empty one. In this case:

load truck with empty container at customersite

move truck to factory with entityConveyor

unload empty container from truck

On the customers site, you have to:
unload the full container

delete workpieces with EntitySink

move empty container to

kind Regards,
Stefan

[Arthur Hartong]

Hi Stefan, thanks for your help. So far I had modelled the container as an entitycontainer and was trying to model the truck as a resource, but that was not working as I hoped for. I will now follow your advise and feedback how it goes.

Kind Regards,

Arthur

[Klaus Holstein]

Hello,
Ican send you an excample this evening.
Regards,
Klaus

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Klaus Holstein

[Arthur Hartong]

Hello Klaus,

That is much appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Arthur

[Klaus Holstein]

Please just send me your model.
Tanks,
Klaus

[KlausH]

Hello Arthur,

pls find attached my proposal.

Regards,

Klaus

[Arthur Hartong]

Hi Klaus, thanks a lot, this works👍

[Klaus Holstein]

Hello Arthur,

Thanks for answering.
I am happy I could help you.

Regards,
Klaus