Industrial Engineering & Factory Design
“Our plant layout and capacity hold us back.”
Layout, capacity planning, line balancing and time and motion studies.
We measure work content and capacity, model the flow, and design layout options you can compare on cost, space and throughput before you move a single machine.
What this service covers
Signs you need this
- Material travelling long distances
- Bottlenecks and unbalanced lines
- Expansion plans without a capacity model
What you receive
- Standard times
- Capacity model
- Layout options with trade-offs
- Implementation priorities
Outcomes to expect
- More output from the same space
- Balanced workloads
- Confident expansion decisions
Our approach
- Time study and work measurement
- Capacity and bottleneck model
- Layout options and flow simulation
- Implementation plan
Frequently asked questions
Can you help with a new factory, not only an existing one?
Yes. We design layouts and capacity plans for greenfield sites as well as re-layouts, including pharmaceutical facility set-up.
How long does a layout study take?
Typically four to ten weeks, depending on the number of products, processes and the data available.
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