Solutions: Software

MachSix Software Sets the Flight Plan

Designed to work hand-in-hand with the Invistics MachSix methodology, MachSix software helps customers effectively balance relationships among cycle times, throughput and inventory to achieve better customer service levels, while giving employees a continuous view into plant floor dynamics.

MachSix software utilizes key components of Six Sigma’s DMAIC and Lean Manufacturing’s waste elimination techniques. Using Invistics manufacturing software, customers are able to:

Define product flows to achieve maximum throughput

Establish key metrics to Measure performance

Analyze plant floor dynamics to monitor progress

Put tools in place for continually modeling scenarios to Improve tomorrow’s performance

Control today’s levels while constantly innovating to redefine balances between inventory, cycle time, throughput and customer service.

It’s easy to optimize inventory, but performance optimization is about so much more. Adjusting inventory down may be a key performance goal, but it’s certain you don’t want customer service levels heading south at the same time. When you add capacity planning to the mix, things get very complex. Our software takes the complexity out of trade offs, so you can achieve effective balance today while seeking out ways to continually raise all performance levels in tandem, without adding capacity.

Using Invistics MachSix software, customers are able to:

Continually monitor current production and metrics to immediately address problems

Set targets for key metrics based on desired customer service levels

Feed real-time data back to other information systems for better decision-making and more accurate inventory and order management

Identify and control variability in products, processes and demand

Generate scenarios for ongoing improvement

Invistics MachSix software complements existing ERP, SCM, or MES systems by providing more accurate data and a real-time view into plant floor health.

Packaged in four solution sets focused on Inventory, Cycle Time, Throughput and Customer Service, MachSix Missions can be implemented in a pilot via the web, so customers begin achieving tactical benefits almost immediately, while laying a strategic foundation for long-term sustained results.