Planning

One-dimensional cut planning with stock eligibility, kerf, end allowances, integer demand, remnants, objective tradeoffs and executable cut lists.

Identify load that exceeds available production capacity, reconcile time losses and product mix, and evaluate changes at the system constraint.

Shared-edge cut planning: compatible parts, kerf ownership, cut-side quality, sequencing, dimensional checks and realistic savings.

How to define, measure and use production cycle times without confusing machine time, output pace, takt or elapsed lead time.

EOQ as a bounded lot-sizing model: ordering/holding costs, consistent units, feasible pack sizes, sensitivity, reorder timing and model limits.

Finite-rate production lot sizing: net inventory buildup, setup/holding tradeoffs, run and cycle times, and capacity feasibility.

Time-based production scheduling with resource calendars, reservations, precedence, materials and setup constraints; feasibility, lateness and release boundaries.

Counting right-first-time output, separating recovery from first-pass success and reconciling multi-step production yields.

Use unconstrained dates to expose required production load, while keeping calendars, resource qualifications and executable capacity distinct.

Consumption signals, production and withdrawal loops, container sizing, lead-time boundaries and disciplined replenishment control.

OEE calculation and interpretation: time boundaries, ideal cycles, first-pass quality, reconciled losses, aggregation and improvement decisions.

Using internal cutouts for additional parts while preserving toolpath clearance, support, quantities and material identity.

Separate quantities between setups from transfer quantities, equipment loads and traceability lots; reconcile setup effort, flow time and capacity.

Separate usable leftover stock, job-cost allocation, quoting rates and financial carrying value; reconcile remnant creation and reuse.

Replenishment triggers: lead-time demand, safety stock, inventory position, order quantity, review frequency and dated supply exceptions.

Combining first-pass performance across a route while distinguishing conditional counts, modeled station products and observed unit histories.

Inventory protection against uncertainty: service definitions, protection periods, a bounded normal-demand example and replenishment-policy limits.

Demand-based production cadence, consistent available-time definitions, cycle-time comparisons and bounded line-balancing calculations.

Elapsed production flow time: boundaries, processing and waiting, calendar conventions, batch completion, WIP relationships and improvement measurement.

Separating move quantities from production lots, calculating overlap and preserving release, handling and scheduling constraints.