Store

The Store is used to model storage spaces in the production flow where variants/products are allowed to overtake one another, in contrast to the Buffer that have strict FIFO. The storage space has a capacity and can also model a transport time (process time).

For the Store it is also possible to split its capacity between different variants using its Capacity table, detailed through link below. Using the Capacity table of the Store it is possible to use inventory levels of each variant in the Store to give priority to batches with the Batch-logic.

Settings

The settings of the Store are listed below along with a short description and possibly a link to a more detailed description about the setting.

Setting

Description

Name	Sets the name of the object.
Location	Displays the location of the object.
Capacity	Specifies how many variants/products the Buffer can hold. Range [1,∞).
Capacity table	If used this table holds information about how much of the capacity of the Store that should be available to each variant. It is also possible to specify a saftey level stock for each variant. See Capacity table for more information. Note: For assembled parts the capacity should be specified using the assembly identity of the assembled parts, see assembly identity for more details.
Process time	The process time of the Store can be seen as a transportation time, a minimum time that all variants/products entering the Store must stay in the Store before they move on. See process time for more details.
Disturbance	A detailed description about disturbances can be found here. Note: When Time reference is set to 'Processing' the interval between failures will be consumed per part being processed on the Store, i.e. if the interval between two failures is 2 minutes and two parts are processed for 1 minute each at the same time the actual time between the failures will be 1 minute. This is why the achieved availability will typically be less than the set availability for this Time reference on the Store.
Exit Strategy	The exit strategy sets how variants/products should exit from the object to its successors. See exit strategy for more details.
Dispatch	The dispatch setting sets how variants/products waiting to enter the object should be prioritized. See dispatch for more details.
Timetable	If the object follows a certain Timetable it will be shown here. The input-field has a drop-down containing all timetables in the model as well as an option none. Using this drop-down it is possible to select a different timetable or remove the timetable from the object by selecting none.
User attributes	Lists all attributes that the user has added to the object. See User attributes for more details.