FeaturesThe Manufacturing Operations Optimiser (MFO) is a newly developed product for drawing up production plans required  for on-site  operations  to  reduce the man-hours needed for the production  plan  and,  at  the same time, to enhance production efficiency. MFO creates detailed schedules for productions and pre-set-up operations and calculates the required resources for production by simulating the manufacturing process  of  the  entire  SMT production floor.  By simulating the planned  production, the  MFO  answers questions about estimated  production  completion, indicates which  production  sequence is to  be  used for higher efficiency, proposes optimal machine set-up for higher efficiency, and indicates the number of staff needed to  achieve  the  plan.  MFO  models  the  required  production  line, taking  into  account errors that can occur at the production machines, such as parts exchange. It optimises production taking into  account multiple  production  lines.  The  off-line  set-up  sequence  can  be  optimised  to  adjust  the requirement  of  staff  and  material. MFO  support  is  not  limited  to  machines  of the NPM-series  but also  supports  CMand  DT-series  machines  and  screen  printers. It also supports non-Panasonic equipment such as SPI, AOI, reflow ovens, screen printers and others. Panasonic manufacturing operations optimizer (MFO) is the line management system to create detailed production schedules including pre-set-up operations. Those production plans are mandatory to optimize manufacturing processes and thus improves cycle times and production efficiency. It also calculates the number of operators required by simulating the entire SMT manufacturing operation.  Image of the systemMFO provides clear and easy to understand plans for production, process set-up and operator management plus simulation reports. Beside this, it provides various optimization function, like mounting process, production plan, production-set-up plan and operator count, including a table of function list and machines.