Simulation Expands Its Role  

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Trebilcock, Bob

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Modern Materials Handling vol. 60 no. 4 (Apr. 2005), page 35-38.
Topik: simulation; simulation; role

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Long used to model materials handling systems, simulation software is now solving other problems too. Simulation software has long been used by systems integrators as a cost - effective way to model new materials handling processes before spending money on new equipment. And that is still the primary application for simulation. "Materials handling solutions are more complex than ever, which makes it harder to envision how they're going to work," says Rick Herlacher, planning manager for supply chain solutions, Siemens Logistics and Assembly Systems (877-725-7500). "When a customer is spending upwards of $50 million for a solution, they want to be sure that it's going to work." But fans of simulation software are finding new uses for this tool. "Five years ago, simulation was used to visualize the bottlenecks in a new materials handling solution," says Jay Stacey, business development manager, Brooks Automation (978-262-2600). Today's it's a planning and decision support tool. Simulation is being used to re - optimize a production schedule after a piece of equipment goes down and to determine the number of pickers needed after signing a new customer."

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