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Invistics Takes the Guesswork Out of Production Quantities

MachSix Module optimizes lot and batch sizes for complex manufacturers

Invistics
Tue, 07/19/2011 - 11:48
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(Invistics: Norcross, GA) -- Invistics, a leader in lean manufacturing analytics software solutions for high-mix manufacturers, has added the Lot Sizer module to its on-demand MachSix software suite. The module leverages Invistics’ patented algorithms to automatically calculate optimal production quantities in any high-mix manufacturing environment by balancing the overall inventory costs and equipment changeover costs while maintaining the ability to meet customer demand.

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“The ability to calculate optimal production quantities in environments where hundreds and even thousands of products are manufactured using shared equipment is one of the toughest challenges for lean practitioners,” says Tom Knight, CEO of Invistics. “The MachSix Lot Sizer is the result of customer demand and several years of intense development. It has been extensively field-tested, and we are very excited that it is finally generally available.”

The MachSix Lot Sizer calculates the right production quantities in any high-mix manufacturing environment regardless of the number of products or demand variability.

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