Analyzing Machine Utilization and Power Consumption in Factory Layouts

To analyze machine utilization and power consumption:

1. Click Machine on the Transportation drop-down menu on the Material Flow panel.

   The Material Flow Browser displays the Routings tab with the list of Jobs.

2. All jobs are immediately analyzed and the results presented.

   The Power Consumption indicator displays the analysis results. Flags display the utilization status for each station.

   The flag color is based on the Utilization Settings. Yellow = under utilized, green = well utilized, and red = over utilized.

   

3. To perform a discrete analysis of one or more jobs, right-click the analysis indicator and click Select Job. Then, in the Material Flow Browser select one or more jobs to analyze. After selecting the jobs to analyze, press Enter.
4. To view the utilization for a specific station, pause the cursor over the station flag. A gauge displays the utilization value for that specific station.
5. To add a station gauge to the display, right-click the station flag and in Optimization select Add meter to dashboard. You can add multiple gauges to the dashboard.

   

6. To remove a gauge from the dashboard, right-click the gauge and in Close Indicator select the name of the gauge to be removed.