Production Planning
One of the common challenges faced by managers today is adjusting product volumes to meet demand and ensure that sufficient capacity is available to meet production goals. Production decisions may also occur in situations where results require changes, such as adding or eliminating capacity in the form of capital resources.
Another challenge that managers tend to face is deciding on matters related to labor force. This may include subcontracting or organizing shifts, in order to acquire a more efficient production.
The use of simulation by Linear Options in production planning provides an accurate representation of all manufacturing activities and allows inferences on:
- The capacity to produce different items
- The best allocation of resources
- The assessment of equipment capacity bottlenecks
- Inventory management
- The impact on productivity with the insertion (or exclusion) of
a manufacturing practice, a new type of product, a group of
employees, different time slots, etc.
- The number of customers who could be served per time
period, etc.
The use of optimization by Linear Options, lead to various lean manufacturing improvements and strategic choices involving products or operations:
- The capacity to produce different items
- The most profitable mixing of products
- The best allocation of resources
- The most economical plant layout
- The best routing
- Truck Capacity and Load Management
- The optimum use of storage centers, etc.
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