Smart factories represent the future, where interconnected systems and real-time data drive efficiency and innovation. Transforming a traditional factory into a smart one offers cost-effective ways to manage operations, boost productivity, and reduce overhead. However, businesses must figure out how…
The intense global competition between firms in the past few years has driven home the importance of supply chain efficiency. Whether you’re planning an offshore strategy or producing closer to home, you need to focus on optimizing your supply chain.…
This article reports results of applying the SCDA single-stage job shop scheduler for the purpose of scheduling a CNC job shop. The downloadable tool, available under below link, was used to schedule a 3-day production time horizon in a CNC…
Dairy products are especially challenging when it comes to inventory management, production planning, warehousing, and distribution. One reason for this is the expiry date of products, and the need for cooling. A supply chain simulation app was developed and deployed…
A factory cost simulator was developed for an injection molding factory. The production was characterized by high setup costs and times in the injection molding process. Another process characteristic was the centralized inspection area for final product inspection. The factory…