UniPlan/PDS



	UniPlan/PDS

Synchronous Production Model for Contemporary Flow Manufacturing Production Demand System

Production Demand System makes a synthetic line out of the whole manufacturing process so that the manufacture of an end-item can be followed as though it is part of a well synchronized production line.

To accomplish this, the system requires a complete description of the various actions required from receiving through fabrication and assembly, including check points for quality control, including tolerance checks, tolerance stacks, machine tool degradation, part and subsystem performance tests, as well as the process plan.

Of course, the manufacturing system under this method is quite different from traditional MRP systems, and does not require either the work order system or the complex routing systems presently used.

This method does require synchronous, or approximately synchronous, production which is achieved by development of work increments at work stations which may contain multiple machine operations, or multiple assembly operations, aimed at equal time step increments in moving the item towards completion and shipping.

The advantages of this system are:

the rapid response to changes in demand
the simplicity of flow patterns across the facility
the simplicity of movement following the process
and the complete separation of manufacturing of the product from support services.

Manufacturing quality checks now become part of the in-line process and therefore do not require special routing, flow directions, temporary movement, or storage.

MI System's MCIE III PLUS with UnivEl (with its UniCAD graphic workstation) and UniPlan include special PDS algorithms embedded in the MCIE Series that give you a contemporary alternative to traditional MRP which will save you:

production costs
facility space
documentation time
process time
improved quality
and flexibility in the development of your products

Key to all of this is the accuracy of our UnivEl work time generator.

It is important to the rapid smoothing of the synthetic lines designed for PDS that one has accurate estimates of work time at each work station. Most PDS systems use standard data which is only good to 20-30%, whereas UnivEl is accurate to 5%. With these other systems, work smoothing, or line balancing is much more difficult and requires more additional test cycles to obtain a smooth flow of production. This single aspect of PDS with UnivEl versus other products gives our users the competitive edge.

Plus, our prices with MI/UnivEl SERVICES are better than any available on the market.

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