Among the logistic models implemented in the IFA
Learning Factory is the throughput diagram [30]. The throughput diagram visualizes the behavior of every
workstation by plotting the order inputs and outputs during
the practice rounds and is supplemented with the calculated
key logistic figures.
As an example, Fig. 4 depicts a throughput diagram for a
workstation which was generated during a training at the IFA
Learning Factory. On the left side of the figure, the
workstation’s behavior is depicted progressively over time
through the representation of the orders’ inputs and outputs
along with the WIP and backlog trends. On the right side, the
key logistic figures calculated from the operating data are
listed. Both sets of information can be used to verify
objectives and to draw conclusions about the PPC.