Dynamic Routing
Simple Dynamic Routing will reference a
predetermined Excel sheet and as objects progress through the model
the Excel sheet will be referenced for routing destination
processes, cycle, setup, load, unload timing can also be utilized
when using the simple dynamic routing.
Creating the Routing Table:
***The Excel sheet will need to be formatted as follows for
the simple dynamic routing to work correctly.
The sequence of the columns is:
Process Step –
Cycle Time – Change Over – Load Time – Unload Time.
The columns headings:
Process Step – Cycle Time
– Change Over – Load Time – Unload Time will be repeated
until the final Process Step is an end process or a generic process that does
not utilize dynamic routing.
Now that the Excel sheet is defined, we can
switch over to Simcad and define import of the Excel sheet and
enable dynamic routing on the processes.
Enable dynamic routing on processes:
Open the process properties and enable the
check box for “Dynamic Routing based on routing table”
Enable this “Dynamic Routing based on routing
table” for each process utilizing the Excel sheet for routing
destination.
The Start process can utilize Dynamic routing
as well as generic processes.
Define the Excel sheet import:
***
First open the Routing Table Import option
under the Simulation menu bar.
Check “Excel Link”
First “Browse” for the file to import.
Next make sure the Import Data Range is large
enough to import all necessary data in the Excel sheet.
Third click “Use loaded file”
After “Use loaded file” has been clicked you
will see the imported data that you can review, if you are satisfied
with the imported data click “Close”
In Review: Simple Dynamic Routing
1: Create the Excel used for import in the
format described above.
2: Define your processes to be based on dynamic
routing
3: Import the Excel sheet
4: Run the model and validate behavior.
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