Polaris Simulator

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Module of iFAKT Polaris that tests the production system virtually, for example capacity, staffing and buffer scenarios, and reveals bottlenecks before changes are made.

Description

Polaris Simulator lets users test a production system virtually before real decisions are made. It is based on the Product-Process-Resource (PPR) knowledge graph created in Polaris Designer and runs network plans through configurable station, line and hall models.

Typical questions are answered with scenarios: how capacity, staffing and buffer sizes affect the flow, where bottlenecks arise and where utilization is unbalanced over time. The simulator can also handle dynamic product mixes on shared resources. This makes it useful for capacity and investment planning, because the effect of a change can be examined in the model first. The results feed into the other Polaris modules: the Optimizer turns the same graph into an executable production plan, and the Analyzer compares scenarios, plans and actual performance in KPI dashboards.

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Maintained by Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Last updated: 2026-11-07