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Machine Requirement Calculator
Machines of one type needed for a target, from that machine type's share of the SMV.
Machines needed
7
Exact requirement
6.51
The formula
Machines = target x machine-type SMV / (working minutes x efficiency), rounded up.
Worked example
Target per day: 1000 pcs, SMV on this machine type: 2.5 min, Working minutes per day: 480 min, Expected efficiency: 80 %. Result: Machines needed = 7; Exact requirement = 6.51.
Assumptions
- Run per machine type (lockstitch, overlock, flatlock) with that type's summed SMV.
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In the platform
Intelactory computes line efficiency from the output and attendance each line records, and forecasts capacity conflicts across lines and factories.