What is meant by Facility planning?
"Facility planning" refers to the process of planning, designing, and optimizing facilities such as factories, production facilities, or industrial plants.
Typical functions of software in the field of "facility planning" include:
- 3D Modeling: Creating three-dimensional models of the planned facilities to visualize their structure, layout, and functionality.
- Material Flow Simulation: Simulating the material flow within the facility to identify bottlenecks, maximize efficiency, and minimize costs.
- Site Analysis: Evaluating potential locations for facility planning considering factors such as accessibility, infrastructure, and environmental impacts.
- Resource Planning: Planning and allocating resources such as machinery, labor, and materials to optimize production capacity and efficiency.
- Collision Checking: Checking for potential collisions between facility components or with existing structures to detect and rectify design errors early.
- Cost and Schedule Planning: Estimating the costs and schedules for the construction and commissioning of the facility as well as tracking budgets and schedules during the project lifecycle.
