Stocks

Purpose: Stocks are accumulations. They collect whatever flows into them, net of whatever flows out of them.

Selection and Placement:

Notes: The default stock type is the Reservoir. Think of a Reservoir as a pool of water, or as an undifferentiated pile of "stuff." A Reservoir passively accumulates its inflows, minus its outflows. Any units which flow into a Reservoir will lose their individual identity. Reservoirs mix together all units into an undifferentiated mass as they accumulate.

The default, Reservoir, stock type is signified by a simple rectangle.  To select a conveyor, sub-model, queue, or oven, click and hold the stock icon on the palette.  Then, select the appropriate stock type from the drop-down list that appears.

 
Surface Operations:
Figure 4-11 details surface operations which may be performed on a stock.

Figure 4-11
Stock Surface Operations

 
Mapping Dialog Operations:
When you open a Stock in the Mapping mode, you'll enter its Mapping dialog. Figure 4-12 details the operations within this dialog.

Figure 4-12
Reservoir Dialog - Mapping Mode

 
Modeling Dialog Operations:
In the modeling mode, the Reservoir dialog sports additional controls. These are identified and described in Figure 4-13.

Figure 4-13
Reservoir Dialog - Modeling Mode

Reservoir Dialog Notes:

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