Are your production plans based on reality or wishful thinking? Theoretical nameplate capacity leads to overloaded schedules one week and idle assets the next.
In this episode we show how real-time data and Digital Twin simulations define actual throughput, set realistic work standards and turn capacity planning into a competitive edge.
In this episode, you’ll discover
- Why nameplate capacity is misleading and how micro-stoppages erode real potential
- How to test staffing, layout and process changes in a Digital Twin without disrupting the shop floor
- How to build fair, transparent work standards from real cycle data
- How a mechatronics line freed 18% capacity and a food-packaging plant cut shift-to-shift variability by 25%
- How to find untapped potential in existing assets before investing in new equipment
Read the full article: dbr77.com/determining-production-capacity-and-setting-realistic-work-standards
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