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.