Cycle Time Optimizer

Cycle Time Optimizer

The Cycle Time Optimizer provides data-driven suggestions to improve the cycle times configured for each operation–machine pair.

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connections between:

• An Operation
• A Machine

It helps you compare the currently configured ideal cycle time with a statistically derived suggested cycle time based on real production data.

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Overview

The main page displays a table listing every operation–machine pair in the workspace.

The table includes:

• Name – Operation name
• Code – Operation code
• Machine – Name of the linked machine
• Ideal cycle time – The cycle time configured in the Operation settings (in seconds)
• Suggested cycle time – The statistically calculated recommendation (in seconds)
• Delta – Percentage difference between the ideal and suggested cycle time
• Actions – Dropdown menu for managing the pair

This view allows you to quickly identify where configured cycle times differ from real-world performance.

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How Suggested Cycle Time Is Calculated

The suggested cycle time is calculated by analyzing the last 3 months of production data for a specific operation on a specific machine.

The system:

1. Collects the observed real cycle times.
2. Sorts them from fastest to slowest.
3. Selects a statistical value corresponding to approximately the 40th percentile of the distribution.

This approach ensures that:

• The suggestion reflects realistic performance.
• It is less influenced by anomalous events.
• It avoids being skewed by exceptionally long cycle times.

If there is not enough historical data to compute a reliable suggestion, the system indicates that insufficient history is available.

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Available Actions

Each row provides a dropdown menu with the following options:

Apply Suggestion

Applies the suggested cycle time to the selected operation–machine pair.

This updates the configured ideal cycle time in the corresponding Operation settings.

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Edit

Allows you to manually edit the cycle time for that specific operation–machine pair.

Use this if:

• You want to override the suggestion
• You have updated operational constraints
• You need to correct a previously configured value

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Delete

Removes the machine from the operation.

After deletion:

• The operation–machine pair will no longer be used in performance calculations.
• The connection must be re-created from the Operation settings if needed again.

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Bulk Actions

The table includes selection checkboxes that allow you to apply changes to multiple rows at once.

You can:

• Select multiple operation–machine pairs
• Apply the suggested cycle time to all selected rows

Additionally, the Suggest all button applies all available suggestions across the table in a single action.

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Best Practices

• Periodically review suggested cycle times to keep performance calculations aligned with real production behavior.
• Validate suggestions before applying them in highly variable production contexts.
• Ensure operations are properly defined and linked before relying on optimization results.
• Monitor the Delta column to identify significant deviations between configured and observed performance.