Warehousing & Logistics Library

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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


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


Some simulation customers

http://www.hawe.nl/


Agenda


Why this library


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.


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


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


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?


Agenda


Why this library


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


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


Why this library


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

Website: www.cardsplmsolutions.comEmail: [email protected]: +31-6-53665807

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