HC Routing to two areas

[Kenny Macleod]

I'm trying to model a branch into two individual exam rooms (each having 2 exclusive use of 2 changing rooms). after registration the patient is sent to an empty changing room and from there, should go to the examination room associated with that changing room.

Model here (http://tmnsimulation.com.au/Flexsim-routing-ex.zip)

This works fine using the NextArea in Advanced Functions. - BUT - after passing the branching activity (GoToChange) each patient is associated with the duplicate activities from each path.

http://tmnsimulation.com.au/FlexsimBranchingLogic.JPG


I altered the predecessor activites but failed to fix it.

Also, after the patient exits the model, his red path-link is still active - see screen dump at exit above.

Any thought on what's wrong - or am I going about it in the wrong way anyway?

Thanks, Kenny

[Pablo Concha]

Hello,

Not sure what was wrong with your model, but i make it work with another aproach, instead of using the Area Chooser on the advanced function, i used the Activity Chooser on the previous activity, and added a Patient travel unnatended activity for the second branch. also the gotodressingroom activities are their own predecessor to make it work.

Looking at the model the duplicated activities i think happens because they have the same predecessor activity, this is why when branching i always use the next activity chooser. The next area chooser i only use it when the same activities down the track can be done on more than one area.

regards

Pablo Concha E.

pd.- attached is the edited model.

[Kenny Macleod]

Thanks Pablo - that worked well. I did try the Next Activity but it was in the wrong place.

I also managed to run the experimenter - substituting XX for one of the "Next Activities"

Thanks, Kenny