Production Design Decision Support

A company planning a future production system needed to evaluate investment alternatives for layouts and equipment. Uncertainty around long-term costs, operational efficiency, and scalability made it challenging to select the optimal strategy before committing to major investments.

Challenge

A company planning its future production system faced uncertainty regarding investment decisions. They needed to evaluate:

• Investment alternatives for different production layouts and equipment alternatives.
• Long-term cost implications including operational costs and Return-On-Investments (ROI).
• Impact of each alternative on production efficiency and scalability.

Solution

Using FACTS Analyzer*, the company:

• Compared multiple investment alternatives with simulation-based decision support.
• Evaluated investment cost, running cost, and ROI for different production setups.
• Quantified the impact of different strategies before committing to large-scale changes.

Results

• $1M in yearly savings due to optimized production setup.
• Reduced investment risk through scenario-based decision-making.
• Enhanced long-term scalability by selecting the best-fit production approach.

Conclusion

With FACTS Analyzer, the company gained confidence in investment decisions, achieving a high return on investment while ensuring sustainable production growth.

*FACTS Analyzer was the previous generation of inFACTS Studio, built on a 2D environment.