2. Typology of Digital Factory issues

Plant design and optimization focuses on issues related to optimizing the flow of goods, resource utilization and logistics for all levels of plant planning, from global production networks, through local plants, to specific lines, with the following objectives:

• reduce new product introductions, time-to-market and time-to-volume;

• improve production layout and minimize capital expenditure;

• ensure that machines and equipment are in the right place;

• ensure that sufficient material handling equipment is available;

• optimize the size of buffer stocks ;

• keep product handling to a minimum;

• guaranteeing staff safety, efficiency and comfort....