Warehouse Output behaviour and Storage level UP

[phakdhew]

Hello all,

I've been facing some bottleneck issues on the my warehouse. I set up my warehouse to handle 5 Input, 1 Storage, and 3 Output. Then, after i've analyze it for a while, i found these issues:

1. On my 3 output which all are pulling all products from the storage, I just found only 1 that utilized, and the other 2 is under utilized, even though the other two were supplied by the storage.
This way, make my factory which need this product, have a supply issues.
1 card which were utilized is word hark to supply my factory, on the other way, the other 2 which under utilized were do nothing.

2. I'm assuming, this is because my storage is only level 1, and can never increased.
Then, I try all I know to increase the level of my storage.
I've put all the training bar to maximum and put effort on the training program from my headquarter, it all result to increase the other card but no storage level are affecting.
How can I increase my storage unit Level?

That's all guys.. Thank you for your any input regarding this.

[phakdhew]

Hello all,

I've been facing some bottleneck issues on the my warehouse. I set up my warehouse to handle 5 Input, 1 Storage, and 3 Output. Then, after i've analyze it for a while, i found these issues:

1. On my 3 output which all are pulling all products from the storage, I just found only 1 that utilized, and the other 2 is under utilized, even though the other two were supplied by the storage.
This way, make my factory which need this product, have a supply issues.
1 card which were utilized is word hark to supply my factory, on the other way, the other 2 which under utilized were do nothing.

2. I'm assuming, this is because my storage is only level 1, and can never increased.
Then, I try all I know to increase the level of my storage.
I've put all the training bar to maximum and put effort on the training program from my headquarter, it all result to increase the other card but no storage level are affecting.
How can I increase my storage unit Level?

That's all guys.. Thank you for your any input regarding this.

Hello @david,

Could you help me on this? These both issues are render me to optimize the warehouse capability as a Main Hub of my Supply and Demand.
Thank you for your support.

PS: I use the latest releast version. And I use the latest WORLD MOD version also.

[David]

Similar to Inventory Units, the Storage units do not level up.

Here is a description of Inventory Units in the Capitalism 2 manual:

"Because an inventory unit provides a place for storing goods, the unit’s
experience does not affect the productivity of the business. Therefore, unlike
most other units, the unit level of an inventory unit does not increase over
time."

FYI, you may download the Capitalism 2 manual from:
https://caplab.b-cdn.net/manual/Capitalism_2_Manual.pdf

[phakdhew]

Hello David,

Thanks for your explanation for the Storage/Inventory Level Up.
but, how about my issue on Number 1? Is there any solution for my scheme on Warehouse, so both of Output Unit can get a balance utilization?

Thanks for your support....

[David]

I think the game mechanics work this way: if the first purchasing unit is put to used first, for remaining workload that cannot be handled by it, it will be handled by the second purchasing unit purchasing the same product.

[phakdhew]

I think the game mechanics work this way: if the first purchasing unit is put to used first, for remaining workload that cannot be handled by it, it will be handled by the second purchasing unit purchasing the same product.

Hello David,

I'm still confuse with your explanation. My issue is on warehouse.
My warehouse scheme was :
5 Input (take from 1-5 factory) --> 1 Storage --> 3 output

My Store scheme was :
1 Purchasing - 2 Sales (usually for product which have character to tend to very liquid on sales, eg. Desktop Computer and Notebook Computer)
Why 2 sales? Because i see that the utilization of 2 sales can optimized the utilization of 1 purchase.
But also i have scheme for 1 purchase and 1 sales. This is for a non-liquid Sales product.
For both case also, the purchase unit is linked to get a supply from the warehouse, instead from the factory itself.

On both Store case, my warehouse Output unit behave like i'm complaining on the beginning of the post.
Only 1 Output were fully utilized instead of 3 Output have a more "balance" utilization.
So, if I looked on 1 full utilized Output, they appeared to work harder than 2 other unutilized Output unit. My Storage Unit were still full supplied, and my 2 unutilized Output were also full supplied, but only 1 Output that looked work harder.

This mechanism make my stores chain, always looks like waiting to be supplied from only 1 Output unit on Warehouse. If i'm building store-chain on across 8 city, both of them looked like undersupplied, and my sales were got a downturn sharply. Even though my warehouse are full supplied. It looks weird, isn't it?

Thank you for your support.

EDIT :
additional info : This situation is getting worse when i"m already build an e-commerce Site, and the products were on very good sales. My e-commerce still get a good supply, but it also tend to downturn (but not severe), and my store-chain which has the most severe impact.

[David]

You may provide me with your save game and I will check it for you.

[mrgarrettscott]

phakdhew,

I have observed this very behavior that you are describing with warehouses. You are absolutely correct. Five inputs, three outputs, and a storage unit. Two of the three output units will do get limited utilization while the one output carries most of the load.

I don't think it is problem because I have also observed that without enough demand put on the warehouse, the other warehouse outputs get going. What I haven't observed are the retail locations showing a low supply when a warehouse is stuffed with product and has properly connected units. I wish you would have attached a screenshot.