Automotive supplier seeks planning software (material flow simulation)

We are a global automotive supplier and are looking for planning software (material flow simulation) for our European headquarters, which is a technology center and not a production site.

The software we are looking for should meet the following main requirements:

• Provision of real performance indicators (KPIs)
• Bottlenecks
• Waiting times
• Line OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
• Cost analysis
• Capacity utilization
• Total throughput time
• Setup and tool change simulation
• etc.
• Calculation and simulation of inventories and buffers between processes. The software must be able to assign and use complex analyses for
• Tool changes
• Production of different versions
• Simulation of batch production
• Buffers, inventories in processes
• Optimal analysis of staffing levels - Line balance. The system should be able to create different performance scenarios based on
• Different number of operators
• Cycle times
• Easy to use – user-friendly interface
• Optimal setup and modification of the layout, import of CAD
• AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle = driverless transport vehicle) planning
• Line balancing (AGV, elevator, operator)
• Handling of complex parts, variants
• Visualization of the material flow
• Automatic VSM creation (Value Stream Mapping)
• Basic library with standard objects, expandable
• Import of AVIX (MTM) Calculation option
• 3D simulation
• Further education and training options
• Dialog language at least German and English

The number of software workstations required in the medium term has not yet been defined; initially, only one is needed. However, the number of users could increase.