NextMove®

In manaul factories, WIP transportation and loading and unloading equipment accounts for the majority of the time spent by direct labor. Much of this time is wasted on finding lots or moving them when they don’t need to be moved. NextMove provides straightforward instructions to operators and material handlers on the factory floor.

NextMove:

• Integrates optimal lot-level solutions created by the Factory Scheduler with your actual fab layout, tool configuration and set up, etc.
• Directs material handlers to get the lots to the right place at the right time to ensure optimal tool utilization
• Provides visual aides to inform an operator when tools in their area will go idle
• Eliminates unnecessary and wasteful moves, as well as costly mistakes

As a result, you will

• Reduce your cycle time
• Allow skilled operators to focus on running tools instead of finding and moving lots
• Prevent lost lots
• Avoid lapses in constraint tools

NextMove integrates with the WIP direction software - FPS Schedulers, dispatch rules or other in-house scheduling solutions. This information is converted to easy-to-follow instructions to help operators to know what to do and when to do it.

With NextMove installed, an operator can come on to shift with no passdown and understand what needs to happen in the next hour just by looking at a few screens. NextMove features attractive timers that change color and call attention to when an action needs to be performed. Overdue actions are easily identified in red, which adds an extra layer of accountability to the floor. Any passing operator or manager, or engineer watching the floor from the offices, can immediately see overdue actions and decide whether further follow up is needed.

“38% increase in deliveries per operator hour.”
_{— 200 MM NextMove Client}
 

“Fabwide 16% increase in moves per operator hour.”
_{— 200 MM NextMove Client}

NextMove tracks all actions to the operators that performed them via secure log-ins. 

Logging in can be as easy as scanning a badge, swiping past an RFID reader, or reading automatically using vision systems to locate material.