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Recent studies have indicated that workflow impacts almost every performance metric in a manufacturing organization. Surprisingly, this includes productivity, throughput, quality, scrap, cost and even employee satisfaction. Improving the way materials and work flow through a manufacturing operation can result in huge savings.
Layout-iQ™ is the first tool designed specifically to optimize the flow of materials and resources through a layout. Layout-iQ™ optimizes the organization of equipment and resources in a workspace, minimizing travel distances. A typical Layout-iQ™ project can eliminate up to 50% of travel even after value stream mapping, producing huge benefits to the bottom line.
Most layout design and optimization projects take weeks and months to complete and result in sub-optimal designs. Layout-iQ™ was designed to optimize the organization of workspace and workflow. Optimal results can be achieved in less half the time when compared with traditional engineering methods.
The Layout-iQ™ interface is designed to capture the information needed to model flow and calculate travel distance. The software also includes an easy to use wizard that walks the user through the model building process step-by-step. All the instructions are included in an easy to follow and intuitive user interface that anybody can understand and use.
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