Factory Object Properties - Reference
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.
| Access: | Factory tab > Tools panel, click Palettes and then click Properties . |
Here are the various properties, descriptions and default settings.
Transportation Defaults...
| Property | Description | Default |
| Transportation Type | List of transportation types used in the manufacturing process. You can define additional transportation types by clicking the Add... button. | Sample types included. |
| Travel Speed | Speed at which the transportation type travels between stations. | 100 ft/min |
| Cost Rate | Transportation cost per unit of measure | 25 /min |
| Load Time | Time required to load product on transport method. | 1 min |
| Unload Time | Time required to unload product from transport method. | 1 min |
| Directionality | Indicates material flow along the path. | Bidirectional |
| Flow Type | Specifies if the material or product flow is continuous or discrete.
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Discrete |
Operation Defaults...
| Operation Type | List of operation types used in the manufacturing process. You can define additional operation types by clicking the Add... button. | Sample types included |
| Processing Time | Amount of time required for the operation to complete one full process cycle. | 10 min |
| Setup Time | Amount of time required to setup the equipment to run the operation. | 5 min |
Station Defaults...
| Identifier | 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 | 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 |
| Processing Cost Rate | 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 |
| Uptime Percentage | 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 |
| Energy Consumption | 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...
| Hours per Shift | The number of hours for a single shift. | 10 |
| Number of Shifts | The number of shifts available daily. | 2 |
Job Defaults...
| Desired Production Rate | The number of parts produced per unit time (default is per work day). | 25 /work day |
| Part Quantity | The total number of parts that are produced for the job. | 100 |
| Batch Size | 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. |
100 |