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machine with fixed running time for specific quantity range

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Posted on by PatrickZiegler

I have a machine that can produce 500 kg in 1 hour. But if I only fill 200 kg into the machine, it still takes 1 hour. How can I set in the resource that between 1 and 500 kg always 1 hour is needed for?

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Oleksiy Khoroshylov 1,740 User Group Leader on at

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RE: machine with fixed running time for specific quantity range

Yes, setup time does not change with quantity, run time does.
PatrickZiegler 27 on at

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RE: machine with fixed running time for specific quantity range

Thank you for your answer.

I also had the idea of using the setup time instead of the runtime, but then I can only ever map a fixed time. If I can produce 500kg in 1 hour, but produce 800kg, the machine runs theoretically 2 hours, but the setup time remains at 1 hour because it's fix.

then I probably can not avoid an customization as it looks like
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Oleksiy Khoroshylov 1,740 User Group Leader on at

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RE: machine with fixed running time for specific quantity range

I don't think it's possible with standard route consumption calculation methods as all 4 of them are quantity dependent.

The only workaround option I could think of is to use setup time instead of run time as it does not change with quantity being produced.