Five products with different processing times (±30%) share one five-station line. A
build schedule is created from your chosen sequencing strategy; products launch into the line one by
one as the first station frees up. Pick the strategy and the number of IPKs between stations, run the
420-minute shift, and read the throughput. Run each strategy and compare.
Cumulative output
Units completed over the shift. Steeper & higher = more throughput. The dashed line is the
day's total demand pace for reference.
IPKs between stations 0
Speed 1.0×
Units completed
0/ 20
throughput this shift
Completion rate
0.0u/hr
finished ÷ elapsed
Demand met
0%
of 20 due
Experiment log
Strategy
IPKs
Units / shift
Run a strategy to record a result…
Run each strategy at 0 IPK, then raise the IPKs and re-run. More buffer absorbs the
processing-time variation and lifts throughput.