Case studies

IBS Group, the leading software developer in Central and Eastern Europe, was approached by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia to conduct the project, “Development of an Analytical System for Forecasting the Demand in Skilled Professionals in Russia’s Economy.” The aim of the project was to create an analytical system, which could help the Ministry plan for the subsidization of higher education from the federal budget.

Stroke causes severe disability, produces high costs for care and rehab, and its incidences are increasing due to an aging population. Thrombosis causes most strokes and if possible, should be treated with thrombolysis (not in case of hemorrhagic strokes and after 4.5 hours have been elapsed). Currently, the process of transportation and internal hospital administration causes the patient to lose valuable time. Mobile Stroke Units have been suggested as a possible improvement.

The largest CIS rail car building facility, Tver Carriage Works, needed to choose the best passenger rail car concept for a city train. The plant needed to compare passenger entrance/exit times during peak loads for concepts that had different door amounts and widths, and then choose the best variant. They contracted ITS Consulting to perform this task. The consultants found pedestrian simulation modeling to be the best possible instrument to provide a solution.

Decisions made by health care professionals require tools for planning, testing and assessment of new technologies or interventions. The complex structures, interactions and processes involved in health care, make change and innovation an ongoing challenge. Patrick Einzinger and Christoph Urach from DWH Simulation Services and Vienna University of Technology in partnership with the Austrian Association of Social Insurances (AASI) were given an opportunity to analyze public data for the purpose of critical future decision making.

Perfection Pet Foods is a US manufacturer of extruded pet food, with a focus on ultra-premium products for dogs and cats. For three consecutive years, demand for the company’s products increased annually by approximately 35%, while demand profiles changed as people switched their preferences from big dogs to smaller ones. This was the reason the company decided to optimize their production line and adjust it to the current demand.

NIIAS is specialized in railway traffic and infrastructure management. Using AnyLogic NIIAS modeled 5 railway stations for Adler – Alpika Service railway, which is being constructed for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

The Eiffel Tower operating company (SETE) used AnyLogic software to optimize the flow of tourists at the monument. With its help the engineers increased the number of visitors without redesign, but with people movement control.

Moscow State University supercomputer “Lomonosov” predicted social and economic development of Russia for the next 50 years. The evaluation was based on a model created in AnyLogic and data taken from Russian official sources.

The cost of one hour of down time of a tunnel boring machine is usually high and project managers have to do their best to avoid unnecessary delays in construction. The aim of the simulation project, which was carried out at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany, was to create a simulation model that would be capable of determining the bottlenecks in tunnel building processes in order to minimize the possible monetary losses.

How DHL optimized warehouse order picking and improved efficiency. Analysis using simulation-based modeling increased picking speed and reducing order completion times. The tool integrates with warehouse management systems.