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Use this form to tailor your product package to suit your specific needs.

• Review each feature and select whether it should be included. For features available in multiple units, specify the desired quantity.
• The table outlines what is included by default in each package tier (Budget, Basic, Standard, Pro, Premium).
• Choose a base configuration by clicking on a tier heading.
• Any selected features or quantities beyond the included levels will be priced according to the listed add-on rates.

💡 The system will automatically calculate the optimal package and any necessary add-ons to ensure the lowest possible total cost based on your selections.

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Constant time refers to a fixed duration that repeats in every cycle.

Detailed cycle time (custom distribution) refers to a cycle time that varies for each cycle based on a specified statistical distribution.

Examples of supported distributions include:

• Uniform
• Normal
• Lognormal
• Negative Exponential
• Weibull
• Triangular

Detailed cycle time (per variant) allows you to define a specific cycle time for each variant used in the simulation model.

This enables more accurate modeling when different variants require different processing times.

With Stop data (AVB/MTTR), failures are described using two metrics:

• Availability (AVB): The percentage of time an object is not in a failed state.
• MTTR (Mean Time to Repair): The average time it takes to repair an object after a failure.

Note:

• In simulation models, the relevant MTTR value typically reflects the entire stop duration, often referred to as MDT (Mean Down Time). This includes all phases of a stop, such as:
  • Waiting for an operator
  • Waiting for maintenance
  • Waiting for spare parts
  • Restarting the station
  • Verifying the quality of produced parts
• An exception applies when repair resources (e.g., maintenance personnel) are modeled to simulate waiting times. In this case, the MWT (Mean Waiting Time) should be subtracted from MDT to obtain the correct MTTR.
• If needed for analysis, other parts of the stop duration can also be excluded, but this requires custom logic.

In some scenarios, Stop data follows two or more statistical distributions rather than just one.

This typically occurs when there are multiple sources of stops, such as:

• Breakdowns: Failures where something is physically broken and requires replacement or special handling (often involving specialized personnel).
• Small stops: Minor interruptions where the object can usually be restarted without major intervention.

The presence of multiple error types can often be identified by observing that the input data aligns with more than one distribution pattern.

Stop data can be defined in two ways:

1. Using Availability and MTTR, see (AVB/MTTR)

   Note: With this approach, the interval and duration are calculated from the Availability and MTTR values. The simulation uses a Lognormal distribution for the interval and a Weibull distribution for the duration.

2. Using interval and duration directly:
   • Interval: Mean time between stops
   • Duration: Mean time for each stop

   This method allows you to specify a custom distribution for both the interval and the duration.

   Examples of supported distributions include:

   • Uniform
   • Normal
   • Lognormal
   • Negative Exponential
   • Weibull
   • Triangular

The feature Detailed stop data (custom distribution) enables the second approach.

Detailed set-up time (custom distribution) allows the set-up duration to vary randomly according to a specified statistical distribution.

This makes it possible to more accurately represent the variability in set-up times within the simulation model.

Set-up time (per variant) allows you to define different set-up durations between specific variant transitions using a variant-to-variant matrix.

For example, the Set-up time can be specified individually for transitions such as:

• A → B
• A → C
• B → A
• B → C
• C → A
• C → B

This enables more accurate modeling of changeover times between different product variants.

Set-up settings allow you to define more precisely when a set-up should occur.

Available options include:

• Only perform set-up when the station is empty — ensures that set-up is triggered only when no parts are present at the station.
• Perform set-up “Before Next Part” or “After Last Part” — applicable only for Set-up after a certain number of processed parts:, not for Set-up due to change of variant.

The Scrap rate is a percentage that defines how much of the processing at a station results in parts being scrapped.

A part marked as scrap may either continue through the process flow to the end or be removed from the flow at a designated point.

In analysis, scrap is treated as a quality loss.

Scrap settings allow you to define the specific positions in the process flow where parts marked as Scrap should be removed from the flow.

There are three default worker types in the simulation model: Operator, Set-up Staff, and Maintenance.

• Operator: Performs the actual processing at a station, such as assembly tasks.
• Set-up Staff: Handles set-up activities, indicating that these tasks require separate personnel.
• Maintenance: Responsible for repairing objects when they fail.

Adding Electrical and Mechanical maintenance categories allows you to split maintenance tasks into two distinct types. This enables a more precise analysis of how waiting times impact the overall process flow.

When Shift calendars are included, you can always choose from 12 predefined Shift Times (1–6 shifts, each available with or without breaks).

To apply customized shift times, this feature must be included in the order.

Note: It is quite common to exclude Calendars in a Flow Simulation model.

However, if a Calendar is required, both a Swedish and an American Calendar for the current year are automatically included when Shift calendars are enabled.

To use a Customized calendar, this feature must be included in the order.