Often entire pipe and tube lines are configured, purchased, and installed using hand calculations for throughput. While these lines generally function as planned — meeting line rate requirements for particular products — they often present surprises and problems. Perhaps they can never be optimal. Throughput calculations are static. They show the bottleneck operations and the line throughput for various products. However, they cannot show the dynamic effects of product changeover, of batch sizes, of planned or unplanned maintenance on specific operations or the buffers needed to accommodate these. Using a dynamic system model with animation you can:

- Optimize layout, equipment, and labor- Optimize throughput with product scheduling
- Experiment with any number of scenarios — examine options without emotion, politics, or "pet projects"
- Communicate new project / line ROI to corporate management

This session was recorded on April 12 as part of FMA Pipe & Tube Memphis 2022. Recording length is 25:20 mins.