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Laura_Monferdini_107Laura_Monferdini_107
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Hi, I'm developing a simulation model in the healthcare sector. I would like to know if there is a way to make patients enter the simulation (start point) only when the operating room is empty.



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    Hey Laura, you can always have your Start Point set to Unlimited.

    Just remember you cannot have a queue after it, as it has to be an active Object for it to pull Work Items from the Start Point. Here is a help page on it if you want to know more https://simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:unlimited.

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    Thank you!! The problem is that in my model there is an activity between the start point and the operating room. That activity pull patients and waits (too much time) until the operating room empties. I would like this not to happen and therefore patients enter the simulation only when the OR activity is empty

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    @Bygg97 said:
    Hey Laura, you can always have your Start Point set to Unlimited.

    Just remember you cannot have a queue after it, as it has to be an active Object for it to pull Work Items from the Start Point. Here is a help page on it if you want to know more https://simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:unlimited.

    Thank you!! The problem is that in my model there is an activity between the start point and the operating room. That activity pull patients and waits (too much time) until the operating room empties. I would like this not to happen and therefore patients enter the simulation only when the OR activity is empty

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    An option for this Laura may be to set in a condition in Visual logic to link and unlink the activity connected to the start point depending on if the operation room is empty.
    So something along the line of IF Operation Room.count content = 0
    Link Start Point, Activity
    Else
    Unlink Start Point, Activity
    Hope this can be of help!

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