Manufacturing decision making with FACTOR

The FACTOR system is designed to support the effective management of the capacity of manufacturing organization. This philosophy is best described as total capacity management (TCM). The TCM fundamental principle suggests that through a thorough understanding of a system´s capacity and the ability to control that capacity, a manufacturing system can profitably and predictably deliver quality products to its customers. This tutorial covers the basic concepts of FACTOR. FACTOR has been applied to engineering, design, scheduling and planning problems within many manufacturing organizations. Topics covered include: the FACTOR modeling constructs, integration with existing production data, the use of FACTOR for schedule creation and adjustment, FACTOR/AIM, and new enhancements to the products.