Line Simulator · online · beta

Know before you invest.

The RASQI Line Simulator tells you what a production line will actually deliver, finds the true constraint, and prices every lost hour — so you can test a change on the model before you spend on the line.

In beta. The engine and the report are stable; the interface, languages and licensing are still changing.

● Runs in your browser  ·  ● Engine checked against queueing theory (~2%)  ·  ● No install, no IT project

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A guided preview of the real app. Watch full walkthrough ↗
See it in motion

One minute, from running line to money report

Built for serial and assembly lines. What it does not model ↓

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FILM
How it works

Each step, on the real screens

01Model the line

Each station is a card: cycle, load and unload, operators, stops, quality. Or fill the whole line in one table.

  • Parallel machines, buffers, conveyors and carts
  • Component feeders and several products, with campaigns
  • Shared operators who walk between stations
Station configuration — operators, buffers, quality, cycle and stop times

02Run it with real losses

Watch the line run, or run the full horizon without animation. Cycle times vary the way your data says they do.

  • 7 distributions, fitted to your measured times
  • Breakdowns, setups, scrap and rework
  • Ramp-up curve for a new line
Variability configuration, ramp-up curve and output per hour

03Find the constraint, in $/year

The report ranks the stations that limit output and prices each loss per year, biggest first.

  • Loss waterfall: breakdowns, setups, quality, flow
  • Where to act first, with a TOC, Lean, 6σ or TPM action
  • One-page summary to print; CSV and Excel export
Financial study — loss waterfall in dollars per year and where to act first

04Test a change, read the payback

Save the line as A, change one thing, run B. Both runs use the same random numbers, so the gain is the change and not luck.

  • Payback, ROI, NPV, IRR and EVA
  • DOE on up to 6 factors to compare several settings
  • Improvement study on your biggest losses and the constraint

An estimate, and the app says so: no working capital, financing, sales taxes, inflation, FX, ramp-up or residual value. Your finance function reviews the case before any money is committed.

Scenario compare A to B — extra output, payback, ROI, NPV and IRR
Where it fits

What it models well — and what it does not

RASQI is a focused simulator for serial and assembly lines, not a general-purpose modelling platform. Check the right-hand list before you buy.

Models well
  • Serial stations, up to 49, plus a line feeder
  • Assembly with component feeder lines (multi-BOM)
  • Parallel identical machines; finite buffers with blocking and starvation; a line-level WIP cap (CONWIP)
  • Variable cycles (7 distributions), breakdowns, setups, scrap and at-station rework
  • Several products, campaigns, sequence-dependent changeovers, and a part that returns to a station on a fixed route
  • Shared operators with walk time, shift calendars, conveyors and returnable carts
Does not model — use another tool
  • Job-shop, or a route that changes from piece to piece or on a test result
  • Disassembly: one part split into several different outputs
  • Queue priority other than first-in, first-out; per-stage kanban
  • AGV fleets; tools, fixtures or molds as a limited resource
  • Piece-by-piece study of sub-second lines (model the batch cycle instead)
  • A live connection to your machines: the model runs on the data you enter

Not sure? Answer 9 questions for a straight verdict, or tell us about your line. The full list, with the reason for each limit, is on the capabilities page.

Try it on your own line — free for a month

The real Line Simulator in your browser, limited to 5 stations and 1 product. No install, no card. In private beta, access is by request.