... defined two main challenges: Equipment upgrade evaluation: The R&D department aimed to introduce new equipment to enhance quality and initiate manufacturing optimization. So, the client needed a method to assess the impact of new equipment. Production scheduling organization: Each workstation operates independently, leading to suboptimal utilization of resources. The leadership wanted to improve operational management and plan the schedule. The ultimate goal was to create a decision-support tool ...
Planning Agro-Industrial Logistics with Simulation
... of the company's regular challenges is the planning, harvesting, and transportation of agro-products. Planning requires considering a large amount of input data that can influence the performance of the entire supply chain, including: Harvesting schedule Characteristics and location of harvested products Capacity of grain elevators Elevator equipment characteristics Number of vehicles involved in harvest transportation The company needed to meet this annual challenge without additional financial investments and to forecast supply chain ...
Tire Manufacturing Simulation to Increase Productivity
... were collected manually, organized, and given a structure for the model. It was important for this model to be constantly updated with the company’s latest information through ERP and reporting activities so that it could be used regularly. The production schedule for all of the machines, except for in the last process, was determined by the logic and parameters of the model. The logic needed to be collected and standardized for each machine and the final rules of the model followed. Transportation ...
Changing Facility Layout Design to Increase Throughput in a Steel Service Center
... optimal configurations for the facility and confirm their productivity. Their analysis showed that the installation of the new CTL production line will significantly improve the ecological factors in line with NLMK’s general strategy. Analysis of crane ... ... center bottlenecks were shown to cause a small percentage of incoming trucks to wait so long that they would miss their next scheduled appointment. Although only a small number, these delays would have knock-on effects that could cause further disruption....
How leading automotive producers improve with simulation
The world’s leading automotive manufacturers use simulation modeling to optimize production line processes, improve scheduling, create forecasts, and integrate new technologies. Using simulation modeling helps them stay at the forefront of innovation and avoid costly mistakes. Here are five case studies that highlight the different areas automotive manufacturers apply ...