Arena Simulation question CONWIP

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Hey guys,

Im designing an Arena simulation and im struggling to figure out how to set a number of cards to model A CONWIP system that maintains a constant WIP in the system. Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers!
 
Thanks for the reply, already watched that though and unfortunately does not provide the info I need. Been trying to find a more specialised forum most of them seem to have become inactive. If anyone could suggest a more suitable forum that would also be very helpful
 
Hi, my name is Sara, and i'm developing a simulation model in Arena software. I have some doubts and i will really appreciate if someone help me.

# In my model, i have three processes (Process 1, Process 2, Process 3). The logical construction is the following:

Create -> Process 1 --> Process 2 --> Process 3 --> Dispose

# Now, i want to hold the entities during 1 hour before Process 2, waiting for a signal. So, i need to use the hold module and the signal module. The hold module must be before process 2 waiting for a signal, like this:

Create -> Process 1 --> Hold --> Process 2 --> Process 3 --> Dispose

The entities that are waiting in the hold module, when they receive the signal, they must continue to process 2 and process 3 to dispose module. But my problem is the following: when the entities receive the signal, i want, at the same time,that some new entities enter in the system to be processed in process 1.
Was i clear?
 

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Hi, my name is Sara, and i'm developing a simulation model in Arena software. I have some doubts and i will really appreciate if someone help me.

# In my model, i have three processes (Process 1, Process 2, Process 3). The logical construction is the following:

Create -> Process 1 --> Process 2 --> Process 3 --> Dispose

# Now, i want to hold the entities during 1 hour before Process 2, waiting for a signal. So, i need to use the hold module and the signal module. The hold module must be before process 2 waiting for a signal, like this:

Create -> Process 1 --> Hold --> Process 2 --> Process 3 --> Dispose

The entities that are waiting in the hold module, when they receive the signal, they must continue to process 2 and process 3 to dispose module. But my problem is the following: when the entities receive the signal, i want, at the same time,that some new entities enter in the system to be processed in process 1.
Was i clear?

When the entities leave the Hold module, they go to a Separate module, generating two entities. One goes to Process 2 and the other goes to Process 1. Each entity that goes through the Separete module will generate another entity.
ps: english is not my native language, sorry any mistakes
 
No problem, english is not my native language too :)

I understand what you told me. I am going to experiment your suggestion (Eu vou experimentar a sua sugestão, para ver se funciona).

Thank you! Muito obrigada.
 
Your suggestion is not what i want, sorry.

What i need is: after de entities leave the hold module to continue the process, i want that more entities enter in the system through the create module. Do you understood what i mean?
 
Do you know how many entities you want to create each time? I don't know how to put a signal in the create module. You can make the separete module create as many entities as you want. It works the same as generating entities from the create module, you just direct them to the beginning of the process.
 
Do you know how many entities you want to create each time? I don't know how to put a signal in the create module. You can make the separete module create as many entities as you want. It works the same as generating entities from the create module, you just direct them to the beginning of the process.

With the hold module, i want to free all the entities that are waiting for the signal. I create the create module apart, like that:

create 1 --> signal --> dispose

create --> process 1 ---> hold -->dispose --> process 2 ---> process 3--> dispose

But, you told me that the separate module works the same as generating entities from the create module, just direct them to the beginning of the process, but if i direct to the beginning of the process, i'm directing the same entities that were in the hold module? (i send you an attachment)
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