Employee stocking

[jbhrmn86]

Please make the employees use the box with the least amount of items they are stocking first. Less boxes in the shop=BETTER.

Thank you devs, LOVE the game.

[darthinvictusx]

I would also suggest making the employees stock the items the least stocked shelves first. Too many times am i having to run in and stock almost empty shelves while the employees are busy stocking shelves missing 2 items. I've experimented with it, and I lose substantial XP and money when I don't intervene. I'd rather be opening packs to fill my collection instead of stocking shelves by apparent brain dead employees aren't handling. Also agree heavily with above post about them using the box with least amount of items first.

[JeppeH]

Originally posted by darthinvictusx:

I would also suggest making the employees stock the items the least stocked shelves first. Too many times am i having to run in and stock almost empty shelves while the employees are busy stocking shelves missing 2 items. I've experimented with it, and I lose substantial XP and money when I don't intervene. I'd rather be opening packs to fill my collection instead of stocking shelves by apparent brain dead employees aren't handling. Also agree heavily with above post about them using the box with least amount of items first.

Using the box with "least amount of items first" could present another "time consuming" issue.
Lets play with the thought you have a shelf missing 45 card packs, and there is 9 used boxes for your employee to fill it up with. First box contains 1 card pack, 2nd contains 2 packs, 3rd contains 3 packs.. and so on, you get the idea.
This would mean he would have to run back and forth 9 times before that shelf is filled, and take an absurd amount of time.

If anything, I would like to have them coded to only fill up shelves with the priority on taking a box (if there is one) with enough items in it to actually fill the shelf to 100%, just to not have them running back and forth to the storage shelf wasting time.

[DescipleOfZen]

I'd rather them use the fuller boxes first, so the AI is more optimal. That being said, Super Market simulation (iirc) allows the AI to merge boxes (consolidation), which I think would be a step in the right direction.

[wildmick]

this is a warehouse problem. if you don't have a warehouse, you don't have this problem.

the street works just fine for me, and i don't have this problem, but then i only order stock when the shelf is empty.

[darthinvictusx]

Originally posted by JeppeH:

Originally posted by darthinvictusx:

I would also suggest making the employees stock the items the least stocked shelves first. Too many times am i having to run in and stock almost empty shelves while the employees are busy stocking shelves missing 2 items. I've experimented with it, and I lose substantial XP and money when I don't intervene. I'd rather be opening packs to fill my collection instead of stocking shelves by apparent brain dead employees aren't handling. Also agree heavily with above post about them using the box with least amount of items first.

Using the box with "least amount of items first" could present another "time consuming" issue.
Lets play with the thought you have a shelf missing 45 card packs, and there is 9 used boxes for your employee to fill it up with. First box contains 1 card pack, 2nd contains 2 packs, 3rd contains 3 packs.. and so on, you get the idea.
This would mean he would have to run back and forth 9 times before that shelf is filled, and take an absurd amount of time.

If anything, I would like to have them coded to only fill up shelves with the priority on taking a box (if there is one) with enough items in it to actually fill the shelf to 100%, just to not have them running back and forth to the storage shelf wasting time.

Excellent point. Definitely on board with priority of filling shelves. That would probably solve many issues. Box consolidation is something I can do myself after closing time. Doesn't take that much time, honestly, and I'd rather have my employees focused on getting product on the shelves.