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The arrangement of departments in factory layouts is crucial for maximum output and minimum effort. Material flow is important, but not sufficient. Other relationships such as shared use of tools and clean zones must also be taken into account. The Activity Relationship Chart (ARC) helps to visually represent these relationships. A custom Excel implementation enables a flexible and clear representation and helps with evaluation in workshops

In every factory planning project, one is confronted at some point with finding an optimal arrangement of workcenters or production facilities. The SCHWERDTFEGER method is a good starting point. But it is very rough. It does not help in detail. The triangle method according to SCHMIGALLA is more interesting. It is more detailed, but graphically complex to create. With a little coding, however, this can be changed so that the method is really fun.

Can you program a simple simulation of production processes yourself? This question is explored in this blog article.