Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) is building a new hospital, and needs 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 [...]

SUMMARY Flexsim Software Products recently assisted a major food manufacturer with a simulation study of their cream cheese manufacturing process. The manufacturer provided Flexsim with detailed descriptions and data of the process as well as a tour of the facility. Flexsim built the simulation model and provided training on how to use, maintain and update [...]

International Game Technology – Stands Manufacturing Cell The Customer: International Game Technology (www.IGT.com) is a global company specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and systems products. IGT is based in Reno, Nevada is one of the largest manufacturers of slot machines, employing approximately 5,000 people world wide and [...]

Introduction An engineering company needed to more fully understand the workings of a bicycle factory system. Flexsim created a simulation model for them of an imaginary bicycle factory, Swoosh, which works very similarly to existing factories. The Problem The system has many potential bottleneck points where excess parts can queue up.There are many machines that [...]

Flexsim was recently used to model warehouse operations at the US Army Medical Material Center, Europe (USAMMCE). USAMMCE is responsible for distributing medical supplies and equipment to military installations all across Europe and the Middle-East. The main warehouse is currently installing new racks and introducing new equipment. The model was intended to show how many [...]

Open pit mining is a complex logistical problem of moving different types of material from multiple points of origin (Load Zones) to multiple destinations (Dump Zones). Simulation was used to determine an open-cast mines production capability, taking into account the speed, capacity and maintenance requirements of each truck.

The Problem As the average age of the United State population gets older, certain cancer screening test have become more common. As a result, the need to increase capacity to service more patients each day has become a primary concern. The current testing procedure uses a diagnostic device that is expensive and requires extensive patient [...]

Introduction A company specializing in automated storage/retrieval systems (ASRS) engineered a new type of motor to drive a vehicle on a rail system. The company’s main customer base consisted of warehouses and distribution centers that retrieved orders manually by fork truck or by hand. By installing an ASRS with this new type of motor, the [...]