Modeling local projects > Calculations and evaluations

This chapter describes and explains the calculations, evaluations and optimizations done in the tool.

Contents

1. Evaluate line throughput

2. Allocate buffer space

3. Optimize buffer allocation

1. Evaluate line throughput

A click on the arrow icon

on the bottom opens up the evaluation and optimization menu

By clicking on the button

the current line is evaluated and results are presented on the right(see figure 1).

By clicking on the button

the evaluation results are shown in the modeling surface (see figure 2).

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Figure 1 - Evaluation results

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Figure 2 - Evaluation results in modeling surface

2. Allocate buffer space

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Figure 3 - Allocate buffer space

The calculated values (from the evaluation) for the reference line.

The number of buffer slots to be distributed.

In the tab optimization:

•Target efficiency: The efficiency to be achieved through optimization

•Target throughput: The throughput to be achieved through optimization

Correct mistakes

If activated: The algorithm attempts to adjust mismatched constraints (e.g., barriers do not match the step size). Information about adjustments is then displayed in the status window.

Status

The status window displays information about the current run of calculations. For example, errors or information about the result are displayed here.

Result of optimization:

•Throughput that can be achieved.

•Min. throughput if all buffers were 0.

•Max. throughput if all buffers run to infinity.

•Efficiency of the line (reference cycle time in parentheses)

•Number of buffer locations in the optimized line

Button	Description
	Shows optimization results in the modeling surface (see figrure 4)
	Starts the optimization algorithm
	Applies the current buffer space allocation to the line.

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Figure 4 - Optimization results

3. Optimize buffer allocation

The settings in this tab are the same as in Allocate Buffer Space except for the ones marked in the figure 5.

Setting	Description
Target Efficiency [%]	The efficiency to be achieved through optimization.
Target Throughput [pcs/hour]	The throughput to be achieved through optimization

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Figure 5 - Optimize buffer allocation