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Objectives and Outline
• Lab Objectives
– Continue learning basic Simio modeling
– Learn to use Vehicle objects from the Standard Library
– Learn to use Conveyor objects from the Standard Library
– Develop a comprehensive model using conveyors and vehicles
• Lab Outline
– Video 1 – Vehicles
– Video 2 – Conveyors
– Video 3 – Assignments
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Video 1 – Vehicles expo(1) min tria(1, 1.75, 2.25) min tria(1, 1.75, 2.25) min
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Video 2 - Conveyors
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Video 2 - Conveyors
Expo(.4) min.
3 meters/sec
2 meters/sec
Expo(.4) min.
4 meters/sec
Tria(.1, .2, .3) min.
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8 meters/sec
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Package Arrivals (3)
IAT ~ expo(1) min
(each source)
Video 3 – Assignment
Conveyor
Merge Labeler Palletizer Shrink Wrap
• Labeler
– Input/Output buffer capacity: 0
– Processing time: 0.2 minutes/package
– Random failures
• Uptime ~ expo(2) hours
• Repair ~ uniform(5, 10) minutes
• Palletizer
– 24 packages/pallet
– 5 seconds per package to place on pallet
– Infinite number of pallets available
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To Shipping
By forklift
• Shrink Wrap
– Processing time: uniform(1, 2) minutes
– Input buffer capacity: 0
– Output buffer capacity: 1
• Forklift
– Speed: 1 meter/second
– Pallet capacity: 1
– Load/Unload time: 30 seconds
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Video 3 – Assignment
Facility
Line 1
50 meters
Line 2
Create a nicely animated model and determine:
How many forklifts are required?
What if each forklift could carry 2 pallets at a time?
You will need to assume (and specify) many things …
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150 meters
Shipping/Receiving
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