{"id":987,"date":"2022-08-01T05:28:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T09:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/valor\/?p=987"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:32:49","slug":"how-to-master-material-flow-throughout-the-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/valor\/2022\/08\/01\/how-to-master-material-flow-throughout-the-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"How to master material flow throughout the plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Webinar on-demand: Optimizing intralogistics with the digital twin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Electronics manufacturing is more complex today than ever before. On top of the challenges created by smaller lot sizes, shorter lead times and increasing raw material costs, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/valor\/2022\/07\/19\/what-do-supply-chain-challenges-mean-for-intralogistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supply chain issues and internal part shortages<\/a> are now driving manufacturers to increase buffer stocks. The knock-on effects of all that are high investment costs and tight profit margins \u2013 even relatively small miscalculations around material can impact quality and profitability!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why smart management of the intralogistics and material flow within the factory has become critical. Manufacturers need just-in-time material logistics so that only the materials needed on the shop floor are allocated, and excess warehouse stock can be eliminated through high accuracy, real-time inventory management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital twin logistics addresses the problem by giving manufacturers the ability to plan production and logistics according to capacity. With solutions like Siemens\u2019 Opcenter Intra-Plant Logistics (Opcenter IPL), manufacturers can get shop floor work-in-progress (WIP) updates from machines and MES systems and deliver production material quantities based on WIP with just-in-time replenishment, removing costly excess material WIP from the shop floor. They can also react to changes in production and improve the delivery plan when needed, for example, re-filling material quantity as needed for Kanban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/webinars.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/electronics-semiconductors-opcenter-intralogistics-with-the-digital-twin\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/webinars.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/electronics-semiconductors-opcenter-intralogistics-with-the-digital-twin\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">webinar on-demand<\/a>, we dive deep into ways manufacturers can utilize Opcenter IPL for intralogistics automation and to increase flexibility, quality, and profitability. Join us to learn about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Delivering raw material and sub-assemblies to the right place at the right time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing logistics operations on the shop floor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrating with scheduling, MES, ERP, AGVs, automatic storage solutions, real-time material tracking and connected electronics (IoT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/webinars.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/electronics-semiconductors-opcenter-intralogistics-with-the-digital-twin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the webinar now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Webinar on-demand: Optimizing intralogistics with the digital twin Electronics manufacturing is more complex today than ever before. 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