The Best way to explain some thing is to show you. This 2-minute YouTube video shows a collection of Flexsim models.

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Simulation of Sydney Harbour

The 3D model covers all Sydney Ferries footprint, and imports/exports data via Excel.
The model gives Sydney Ferries the ability to plan and understand the implications of changes in their timetables, wharf usage, vehicle servicing, etc. They can also plan a major event and understand any implications on normal service.

The oversized funnels are actually single bar-charts, showing the occupancy of each ferry.

Inputs include: Published timetables, passenger demand, service requirements and boat specifications (Speed, Capacity, etc)
Outputs include: Blockages, travel times, service punctuality, breaches of capacity

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Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne

Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital is building a new hospital, and has a requirement to migrate between 150 to 200 young patients from the old 8-floor building to the new one, with wards on 6 floors. The hospital management determined that they had an 8-10 hour window for the patient migration, and decided to simulate the patient migration to determine the level of staffing, routing and scheduling required to achieve this.

RCH considered using Flexsim after reading a case study by Denver Children’s Hospital, which had used the software in 2007 for the same task.

The complex model had over 400 bed positions, 6 CAD drawings, over 1000 network points, and 21 elevators ( in 6 individually controllable banks). Data tables controlled staff and patient numbers, and the migration routing and schedule.

The model was built and delivered with user-accessible parameters and hospital staff were able to “play” with the model until they had enough confidence that they knew what to do. The Experimenter function helped, by comparing various scenarios, to determine the required number of migration teams.

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The following videos are of demo models; each demo also has a link to download the working model from the Flexsim Community Forum.

You will need a copy of Flexsim to run the working models, and can get one by visiting www.flexsim.com/downloads/freetrial/

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Bottling Plant(2-minute video)

This is a model of Flexsim’s own green ooze bottling plant! Starting from raw plastic the bottles are created with an injection molding machine and then blown to size with a blow molding machine. We then follow the course of the bottles as they are cleaned, filled, capped, labeled, and boxed.
This model is a good example of some visual tricks you can do to make your models look better.
Changing frames of the object at different stages in the process to show it’s progress.

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Pie Factory(2-minute video)

This model was set up as an exercise in Flexsim’s text book it covers the full process, from pie mould through to wrapping of full pallets.
The exercise was to adjust the number of pies entering the line (GUI not shown in video) in order to minimise the time pies are sitting, before packaging.

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Supermarket(2-minute video)

This model demonstrates a picking operation in a supermarket. Shoppers enter the model with a randomly generated shopping list and they pick up all their groceries from appropriate shelves. Some shoppers are sent to the deli where they choose their meat and have it sliced by the worker. When they are done shopping they travel to the shortest checkout line to pay for their groceries.

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Airport Security (1-minute video)

This model evaluates passenger waiting times through an airport security checkpoint. Passengers and baggage are screened. A certain percentage of passengers must go through additional screening at hand wanding stations. A certain percentage of baggage must go through an additional sniff test.

The model includes some dynamic charts that report what’s going on.

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Box Packaging Line (2-minute video)

This model demonstrates an automated box packaging line. A single part is placed in each box. The boxes are formed from precut cardboard sheet at the automated box maker. After the box is loaded with a part at the packaging station, the box is conveyed to the sealer where its top flaps are closed and sealed. The box is then conveyed to a robot which loads 18 boxes on a pallet. The pallet is then stretch wrapped at the automated wrapper before exiting the model.

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For more information, contact Kenny Macleod on kenny@tmn.com.au or 0421 952 540