There are several factory object properties that contribute to factory layout design and analysis. Setting these properties up before creating a new layout can help reduce the amount of editing later on.
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Access:
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Factory tab > Tools panel, click Palettes and then click Properties . |
Here are the various properties, descriptions and default settings.
Transportation Defaults...
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Property
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Description
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Default
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Transportation Type
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List of transportation types used in the manufacturing process. You can define additional transportation types by clicking the Add... button. |
Sample types included. |
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Travel Speed
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Speed at which the transportation type travels between stations. |
100 ft/min |
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Cost Rate
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Transportation cost per unit of measure |
25 /min |
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Load Time
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Time required to load product on transport method. |
1 min |
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Unload Time
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Time required to unload product from transport method. |
1 min |
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Directionality
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Indicates material flow along the path. |
Bidirectional |
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Flow Type
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Specifies if the material or product flow is continuous or discrete. - Continuous: the transportation is continuously flowing, as in a motorized conveyor system.
- Discrete: the transportation is intermittent based on the means of transportation.
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Discrete |
Operation Defaults...
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Operation Type
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List of operation types used in the manufacturing process. You can define additional operation types by clicking the Add... button. |
Sample types included |
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Processing Time
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Amount of time required for the operation to complete one full process cycle. |
10 min |
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Setup Time
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Amount of time required to setup the equipment to run the operation. |
5 min |
Station Defaults...
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Identifier
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A unique user-specified name for the station. If the identifier does not have a value and you export the layout, you will be prompted to resolve all missing identifiers.
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Setup Cost Rate
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Cost per unit time to setup the station. This is multiplied by the operation Setup Time for a specific job. The resulting cost is then summed to fixed costs to manufacture the product for that job. |
10 /min |
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Processing Cost Rate
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Cost per unit time for processing at the station. This is multiplied by the operation Processing Time for a specific job. The resulting cost is then summed to fixed costs to manufacture the product for that job. |
10 /min |
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Uptime Percentage
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The percentage that the station is available for operation. The value contributes to the Utilization calculation for this station. You can specify an uptime from 0 to 100%. |
40 |
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Energy Consumption
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The power consumption rate in Kilowatts for a Station. The value is combined with the job processing time for the station to determine the power consumption for the Station. |
10 kW |
Shift Defaults...
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Hours per Shift
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The number of hours for a single shift. |
10 |
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Number of Shifts
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The number of shifts available daily. |
2 |
Job Defaults...
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Desired Production Rate
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The number of parts produced per unit time (default is per work day). |
25 /work day |
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Part Quantity
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The total number of parts that are produced for the job. |
100 |
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Batch Size
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The number of parts that can be transported per trip. For example: A job produces 100 parts (part quantity). Output from four jobs can be placed on a pallet for transport via forklift. The Batch size is 400.
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100 |