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Plant Simulation Warehousing & Logistics LibaryPlant Simulation simulation building blocks for the logistics market
Ing. Ton Aarts – Sales Manager
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Agenda
Introduction cards PLM Solutions
Why this library
Features, functions, benefits
Demonstration
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Fast facts cards PLM Solutions
Located in the Netherlands, established in 1999
Currently 35+ employees
Business Partner of Siemens PLM Software (formerly UGS/Tecnomatix) for 10 years
Channel Partner Gold for Tecnomatix software in the Benelux
Strong focus on Plant Simulation software and consultancy
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Activities cards PLM Solutions
Delivery and implementation of Plant Simulation software
Training
Helpdesk support
Pilot projects
On-site simulation consultancy
Simulation library development
Simulation application
R&D support
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Some simulation customers
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Agenda
Introduction cards PLM Solutions
Why this library
Features, functions, benefits
Demonstration
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Why this library?
The logistic market is a growing market, while the manufacturing market is decreasing.
More and more people discover the benefit of simulation, but they lack programming skills.
Plant Simulation has the best simulation engine, but historically has a manufacturing focus.
Logistic simulations should be done with less efforts and time compared to manufacturing.
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Market positioning
1. Logistic Service Providers
Warehousing and transport
2. Logistic Equipment Suppliers
Systems engineering for material handling and warehouse equipment
3. Logistic Consulting Houses
4. Manufacturing Plants with own warehouse facilities
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Customer contracts are getting shorter. For each new customer a fast “first-time-right” ramp-up is needed.
Large customer base and product mix within one warehouse makes optimization difficult.
Need for dynamic design and analysis tools.
Difficult to convince new potential customers during tenders. No visualization available.
Difficult to optimize WMS systems since the customer-set is changing rapidly. Large costs are involved.
Typical pains for Logistics ServiceProviders
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Market challenges
Logistics has become more than just “shoving boxes”
Typical logistic design issues can only be answered by simulation:
Capacity requirements?
Site and warehouse layout: size, width, depth, aisles?
Storage: ABC, Zones, dedicated, random, etc.?
Order picking: batching, routing, sorting, consolidation, etc.?
Effects of automation: robots, AGVs, AS/RS, carrousels, etc.?
Planning and control: schedules, order release, etc.?
Inventory management: order policies, cycle-counting, etc.?
Value Added Logistics?
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Agenda
Introduction cards PLM Solutions
Why this library
Features, functions, benefits
Demonstration
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Features and functions (1)
1. Simulation of warehouse operations and control strategies:
Object-oriented, hierarchical models
Simulation of dynamic order flows
Fast layout design, smart data management: complete warehouse operation with just a few mouse clicks, in 2D and 3D.
2. Internal WMS for management of orders, inventories, replenishment, resources, etc.
3. Warehouse equipment:
Storage: pallet racks, flow racks, etc.
Handling equipment: pallet trucks, reach trucks, etc.
Automation: AS/RSs, AGVs, carrousels, etc.
Docks, expedition floors, yard, etc.
Visualization standard in 2D and 3D
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Features and functions (2)
4. Supply chain objects:
Source: dynamic supply of products
Order-driven, random output or using historical data
Drain: dynamic demand for products
Random or historical orders
Transportation: transport between sites
Truck pool, fulfillment according to schedule, route, etc.
5. Tools:
Data management: analysis, creation, randomization, etc.
Performance analysis: bottlenecks, hotspots, etc.
What-if analysis and optimization
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Typical situations
1. Greenfield designs of warehouse complexes
Layouts, number of docks, resources
2. Detailed design of supply-chains, warehouses and distribution networks
Locations and capacities, inventory control, rolling material
3. Benchmarking and optimization of warehouse operations
Control policies, automation of picking
4. Tenders, fitting new customers in existing operations
Utilization of storage and resources
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Benefits
Reduce modeling time with more than 90% for designing warehouse and logistics operations
Build simulation models within minutes instead of days
No programming knowledge needed
Optimize utilization of resources
Extensive what-if analysis and evaluation of scenarios
Unmatched accuracy and realism of results
Visualization and animation of operations
Powerful communication tool
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Agenda
Introduction cards PLM Solutions
Why this library
Features, functions, benefits
Demonstration
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Demonstration
Workflow:
1. Overview of the library
2. Creation of a small model:
Warehouse, layout, resources
Configuration of WarehouseManager
Supply Chain objects
3. Visualizations 2D/3D
4. Tools
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2D & 3D model
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Supply Chain Objects
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Site, Warehouse, Warehouse Manager
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Lay-out objects
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Some strategies
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Hot Spot Analyser
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Ton Aarts – Sales Manager
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