Dr. Uwe Günther 
The subject of warehouse planning is a very broad one. Warehousing plays a crucial role in streamlining a company’s supply chain. When planning is done, individual requirements should always be taken into account in the search for an efficient warehouse layout design. Especially in the current times of pandemic, political conflicts and supply bottlenecks, with … Read more
Time does not stand still and we have also used this to equip visTABLE® with new useful functions. The focus this time was particularly on improved data exchange. In addition, important user requirements were again implemented in this update. The news at a glance Data exchange Pack & Go for exporting layouts including 3d-models Import … Read more
Floor markings – can there possibly be anyone who has not encountered them at some time? They are to be found everywhere in our daily lives. Especially in these times of pandemic, floor markings await us in practically every supermarket and public building. They are intended to help us observe the recommended social distancing, and … Read more
How to solve problems with visual images The power of images can be harnessed to explain complex situations more simply and to solve problems more quickly. We would like to show you how you can use the possibilities of 3D visualization in your company. And you may be glad to hear that artistic talent is … Read more
We see that companies with job shop production are also increasingly moving to line production. Is job shop production outdated or is this just the influence from the automotive sector and the lean production philosophy pronounced there? Can companies without line production still exist in the market at all? I would like to give answers … Read more
How does teamwork in shopfloor layout planning work? In most companies, shopfloor layouts are created on the computer. This means that one member of the team operates the computer, and the others often only get to work when there are enough variants to choose from. Active interaction with the planning model is thus limited to … Read more
The term ‘digital twin’ is more often and often to be found in the ocean of terms and anglicisms in the field of planning and operation of factories. But which meaning has this term and which effects has this topic on your own enterprise? And what does it have to do with the benefits of … Read more
One concept that always comes up in factory or production planning is lead time. Especially in the context of operating cost calculations and process optimization along the value chain, lead times play a decisive role. But what exactly do we mean by lead time, and how significant is it really in the planning process? Definitions … Read more
In our last article we presented the basic procedure for a utility value analysis to evaluate layout variants. Here we will now look at the practical implementation of this method with the help of a Excel template. To apply and calculate the utility value analysis, you either create your own spreadsheet or download an existing … Read more