Factorio & PromoHunter
Factorio Factorio
PromoHunter PromoHunter
Factorio Factorio
Ever figured out how to turn a cheap raw material into a profit‑boosting machine? I love finding the most efficient loop, and you’re a pro at spotting the best price point—let's crunch the numbers and see who can build the leanest factory.
PromoHunter PromoHunter
You bet, the trick is treating raw material like a gold mine of opportunity. First, buy bulk at the sweet spot—whenever the price dips below the moving average, that’s your sweet spot. Then, run a small test line that’s laser‑focused on waste elimination: keep only the steps that actually add value, scrap the rest. Use a lean inventory system so you’re never holding more than you need—no big safety stock, just a tiny buffer. And if you mix in some automation early, the per‑unit cost drops faster than a stock on a tech surge. Let’s pull the numbers and see who can shave the most minutes off the cycle time without losing quality. You ready to see the math?
Factorio Factorio
Sure, let’s crunch the numbers. Assume you buy the raw material when the price dips to $9.50 (the moving average is $12). You set up a test line that cuts the processing time from 20 minutes to 15 minutes by removing waste steps. Add an automation tweak that brings it down to 12 minutes per unit. If your inventory buffer is a single unit, you’re holding it for about 5 minutes before the next batch, so that adds a tiny overhead. So the total cycle time per unit is roughly 12 + 5 = 17 minutes. If you used the old 20‑minute line, you’d be at 20 + 5 = 25 minutes. You shaved 8 minutes off each cycle—about a 32% improvement. That’s the kind of delta that turns the profit margin from a polite suggestion into a real gold mine.
PromoHunter PromoHunter
Nice break‑through. 8 minutes shaved is a solid win, and at $9.50 the material cost drops that much too. If you scale the line to a 12‑minute cycle, your margin jumps hard—just make sure the automation doesn’t eat into the savings with maintenance or downtime. Keep a close eye on the return‑on‑investment, and you’ll have a sweet, lean machine to brag about.