How Does Factory Loading AffectProduct Cost and Cycle Time? Factory loading affects both product cost and cycle time. The closer the factory as a whole runs to its capacity, the lower product costs will be. However, running close to capacity often drives cycle time higher. To examine the tradeoff be...

Technical Support Click on any of the bulleted items below for more information TWO COOL APPLICATION NOTES Addressing Inspection Risk TWO COOL FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Wafer Fabrication Assembly and Packaging Mask and Reticle Manufacturing Board Manufacturing Panel Manufacturing User...

Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis TYPICAL QUESTION WE ANSWER: What is best-in-class for each of my performance parameters? How do I compare to best-in-class ? How do I compare to my competitors? What is my competitor s weakest area? How do my customers view my products? Which ma...

Supply Chain Analysis Consulting TYPICAL QUESTION WE ANSWER: What does my supply chain look like? Where is the largest source of risk in my supply chain? How much will Just-In-Time benefit me? My customer? What are my inventory requirements to meet my customer s production schedule? How do...

How Much Does Cycle Time Reduction Cost? One way to ensure good cycle time is to reserve a large amount of slack capacity. It's an expensive way to plan, however (see How Much Slack Capacity Should be Reserved?). An alternative is to start with a minimum cost toolset that has a small amount of slack...