AnyLogic Assembler是否支持使用5个以上的源？附供应链建模场景

Hey there! Great to hear your small supply chain model is running smoothly with the Assembler component—nice work getting that customer-product preference logic up and running successfully.

To answer your question directly: Yes, the AnyLogic Assembler absolutely supports connecting 5+ sources—there’s no hard limit on the number of input ports you can add to this component. Here’s how you can set it up:

• Open the Assembler’s properties panel and navigate to the Inputs section.
• Click the Add button (the plus icon) to create additional input ports. You can repeat this as many times as you need for your expanded product lineup.
• For each new port, set the corresponding Agent type to match the agents coming from your new sources (e.g., Product C, Product D, etc.).
• Connect your new source components (like additional product generators) to these fresh input ports just like you did with your original Product A/B and customer sources.

A Quick Tip for Your Supply Chain Scenario #

Since you’re working with customer product preferences and substitution logic, keep in mind that adding more sources will mean updating the logic inside your Assembler to handle these new options. For example:

• In the On assemble action of the Assembler, you’ll need to extend your conditional checks to account for new products (e.g., if a customer’s preferred Product A is out of stock, check Product B, then Product C, etc., before they abandon the purchase).
• Double-check your Assembler’s Assembly mode setting—if you’re relying on custom substitution logic rather than waiting for all inputs, you might want to use a more flexible setup (like triggering assembly when a customer arrives, then checking which product agents are available in the Assembler’s input queues).

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Jacqueline