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Modern factories deal with shorter lead times and more customization while simultaneously pushing to increase speed and throughput. To meet those requirements, organizations need factory systems that optimize speed and productivity while reducing overall production costs.
The i2 Solution: i2 Factory Planner
i2 Factory Planner is designed to allow an organization to more precisely manage key manufacturing variables, from work center capacity and setup times to material availability, labor availability, due dates, and corporate production policies. Factory Planner is built on the principles of lean manufacturing and constraint-based planning, to get the best throughput and customer-service levels at the lowest inventory level and cost.
This solution has been deployed in more than 500 production settings, including both discrete and process manufacturing environments. Factory Planner has been installed in varied industries including consumer packaged goods, consumer electronics, metals, automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, and high-tech assembly.
Key capabilities of i2 Factory Planner can include:
- Constraint-anchored optimization using advanced capacity planning algorithms
- Simultaneous consideration of material and capacity constraints
- Immediate, automated propagation of planning decisions both upstream and downstream
- Ability to represent complex manufacturing constraints including batching, production cycles, and sequence-dependent setups
- Instant propagation of management decisions to an existing plan
- Lead-time based material and labor requirements planning
- Precise due-date quoting
Benefits of i2 Factory Planner can include:
- Higher on-time delivery rates and improved customer service
- Reduced inventory levels
- Higher throughput
- Lower manufacturing costs and less overtime
- More efficient use of machine, material, and labor resource
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