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Logistics, Supply Chains, & Transportation

Moving products and materials isn’t as easy as it once was. Globalization has dramatically impacted the way companies do business. Consumers want products faster, and the marketplace is under pressure to meet those demands. So it is imperative organizations operate at maximum efficiency to remain competitive and profitable.

Simulating your strategy with ExtendSim makes sure everything and everyone gets where they need to be when they need to be there.

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Distri­bution Center

A distribution center for a brewery industry leader was fully designed using simulation as a support decision tool. The simulation model took into account all the tasks performed by the distribution...

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Lean Analysis

Using lean analysis methodology in ExtendSim to model a supply chain network in Europe, a manufacturer realized a 98% increase in service level to the end customer plus demand could now be achieved with...

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Operations & Logistics

Using ExtendSim to build virtual integrated (operations and logistics) models that consider all physical intermodal processes to measure the actions, effects, and responses within a system,...

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Pit-to-Port Modeling

The Tonkolili Iron Ore Project managed by African Mineral Limited uses a complete pit-to-port model inclusive of mine processing operations and stockpiling, single line rail network (for supply and...

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ExtendSim in Logistics, Supply Chains, & Transportation

  • Acquisition, sustainability, integrated logistics, collaborative supply chains, scheduling, service level, performance measurement, risk management, and process optimization.
  • Global logistics management.
  • Efficiently integrate suppliers, factories, warehouses and stores so that merchandise is produced and distributed in the right quantities, gets to the right locations and at the right time, and while minimizing total system cost.
  • Six Sigma/Lean initiatives.
  • Emergency planning.
  • Airport baggage and terminal operations modeling.
  • Help determine the optimal level of safety stock and cycle stock for supply chain processes.
  • Monitor freight movement to determine operational efficiency and rationalize planning decisions
  • Logistics of container handling to improve system efficiency.
  • Pit to port mining supply chain simulations.
  • Impacts of regional urban development patterns on the performance of transportation infrastructure are being evaluated with ExtendSim.

ExtendSim in Logistics, Supply Chains, & Transportation

  • Acquisition, sustainability, integrated logistics, collaborative supply chains, scheduling, service level, performance measurement, risk management, and process optimization.
  • Global logistics management.
  • Efficiently integrate suppliers, factories, warehouses and stores so that merchandise is produced and distributed in the right quantities, gets to the right locations and at the right time, and while minimizing total system cost.
  • Six Sigma/Lean initiatives.
  • Emergency planning.
  • Airport baggage and terminal operations modeling.
  • Help determine the optimal level of safety stock and cycle stock for supply chain processes.
  • Monitor freight movement to determine operational efficiency and rationalize planning decisions
  • Logistics of container handling to improve system efficiency.
  • Pit to port mining supply chain simulations.
  • Impacts of regional urban development patterns on the performance of transportation infrastructure are being evaluated with ExtendSim.

Who is using ExtendSim in Logistics, Supply Chains, & Transportation

  • DNV GL modeled a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain in ExtendSim to determine the feasibility of an entire supply chain (gas→LNG→ship load→gas market). This complex case study examined this transport chain with regard to its export market and the number and type of ships. Details included the availability of an offshore installation (including the mobilization of vessels), an LNG onshore plant, plus shipping and regassification.
  • Baosteel Technology Center/Automation Institute, the largest iron and steel company in China and a global 500 company, used ExtendSim in a melt iron transportation logistics analysis project. This was the first discrete event simulation project Baosteel built with an off-the-shelf commercial tool. Edgestone Information Technologies Co., Ltd. teamed with the Baosteel Technology Center to lead the project in modeling and analytical experiments producing meaningful results in their capacity expansion evaluation project. Baosteel is impressed with the scalability of ExtendSim and the results of this project.
  • Huegin Consulting Group created a dynamic simulation of a Fly-In Fly-Out aviation network for a global Gold Mining company designed to help quantify and assess the relative likely performance of different aviation charter tenderers in terms of passenger movements and cost.
  • Worley Parsons created a supply chain simulation of a complex logging operation in New Zealand focusing on its port operations to assist in assessing throughput improvement options. This project undertook significant historical data modelling to create a robust, stochastic truck and docket arrivals generator that feeds a detailed port-side storage and log handling simulation. The simulation enables future annual target throughput to be defined, and from this, a realistic logging and shipping operation is simulated. It enables detailed quantitative assessment of the likely impacts of alternate business improvement options. This model uses ExtendSim's Advanced Resource Management capability in an a pseudo-object oriented model architecture.
  • BP Amoco used ExtendSim to simulate seasonal variations in their pipeline and for the tracking of inventory. Their combined continuous and discrete event model looked at the effects of fleet changes, tank storage, and pipeline. It modeled loading and unloading procedures as well as ballast water treatment.
  • Wagner SprayTech manages their ever-growing supply chain with an ExtendSim model showing stores, distribution centers, and assembly line constraints to eradicate delays of their consumer and professional paint application tools.
  • An oil and gas infrastructure simulation was created to test downstream storage options and strategies for tank management and ship prioritization to maximize production flow and minimize ship waiting time. The model included upstream feed sites and storage for transferring product along a 650 kilometer pipeline to a downstream storage site with multiple storage tanks, plus a shared wharf. The 16 year time horizon simulation also includes a detailed shipping representation with daylight navigation restrictions and background traffic competing for the berth.
  • Airport security agencies use ExtendSim to evaluate the effects on passenger flow of new airport security checkpoint equipment and procedures.
  • A detailed coal supply chain simulation was built by Wave International to test candidate materials handling facilities and stockpile management strategies. The simulation was fed by the mine plan, and each parcel of coal was tracked through the supply chain until blending in the MHF upon stacking, then managed reclaim blending upon train loading to dispatch trains as close to grade as possible.
  • IBM Global Services Australia built a print distribution model in ExtendSim to determine delivery times, resource requirements, duty rosters, and capacity to meet Service Level Agreements during Summer Olympic games.
  • A major oil company oil company used ExtendSim to validate the process design for a $5.7 billion capital project.

Who is using ExtendSim in Logistics, Supply Chains, & Transportation

  • DNV GL modeled a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain in ExtendSim to determine the feasibility of an entire supply chain (gas→LNG→ship load→gas market). This complex case study examined this transport chain with regard to its export market and the number and type of ships. Details included the availability of an offshore installation (including the mobilization of vessels), an LNG onshore plant, plus shipping and regassification.
  • Baosteel Technology Center/Automation Institute, the largest iron and steel company in China and a global 500 company, used ExtendSim in a melt iron transportation logistics analysis project. This was the first discrete event simulation project Baosteel built with an off-the-shelf commercial tool. Edgestone Information Technologies Co., Ltd. teamed with the Baosteel Technology Center to lead the project in modeling and analytical experiments producing meaningful results in their capacity expansion evaluation project. Baosteel is impressed with the scalability of ExtendSim and the results of this project.
  • Huegin Consulting Group created a dynamic simulation of a Fly-In Fly-Out aviation network for a global Gold Mining company designed to help quantify and assess the relative likely performance of different aviation charter tenderers in terms of passenger movements and cost.
  • Worley Parsons created a supply chain simulation of a complex logging operation in New Zealand focusing on its port operations to assist in assessing throughput improvement options. This project undertook significant historical data modelling to create a robust, stochastic truck and docket arrivals generator that feeds a detailed port-side storage and log handling simulation. The simulation enables future annual target throughput to be defined, and from this, a realistic logging and shipping operation is simulated. It enables detailed quantitative assessment of the likely impacts of alternate business improvement options. This model uses ExtendSim's Advanced Resource Management capability in an a pseudo-object oriented model architecture.
  • BP Amoco used ExtendSim to simulate seasonal variations in their pipeline and for the tracking of inventory. Their combined continuous and discrete event model looked at the effects of fleet changes, tank storage, and pipeline. It modeled loading and unloading procedures as well as ballast water treatment.
  • Wagner SprayTech manages their ever-growing supply chain with an ExtendSim model showing stores, distribution centers, and assembly line constraints to eradicate delays of their consumer and professional paint application tools.
  • An oil and gas infrastructure simulation was created to test downstream storage options and strategies for tank management and ship prioritization to maximize production flow and minimize ship waiting time. The model included upstream feed sites and storage for transferring product along a 650 kilometer pipeline to a downstream storage site with multiple storage tanks, plus a shared wharf. The 16 year time horizon simulation also includes a detailed shipping representation with daylight navigation restrictions and background traffic competing for the berth.
  • Airport security agencies use ExtendSim to evaluate the effects on passenger flow of new airport security checkpoint equipment and procedures.
  • A detailed coal supply chain simulation was built by Wave International to test candidate materials handling facilities and stockpile management strategies. The simulation was fed by the mine plan, and each parcel of coal was tracked through the supply chain until blending in the MHF upon stacking, then managed reclaim blending upon train loading to dispatch trains as close to grade as possible.
  • IBM Global Services Australia built a print distribution model in ExtendSim to determine delivery times, resource requirements, duty rosters, and capacity to meet Service Level Agreements during Summer Olympic games.
  • A major oil company oil company used ExtendSim to validate the process design for a $5.7 billion capital project.

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Case Studies

Hajj is a mass gathering event that takes place annually in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Typically, around three million people participate in the event and perform rituals that involve movement within...

The United States Air Force, in accordance with the Department of Defense's mission to modernize its processes, systems, and information flows, began an effort to replace legacy systems with two...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shifted the focus of airport security to incorporate the need to continuously and rapidly adapt security to shifting threats. MITRE corporation developed a...

Boeing and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) developed an ExtendSim model of an organizational concept called Standing Joint Forces HQ (SJFHQ) being developed at the US Joint Forces Command...

The application of mesoscopic discrete rate simulation models for two typical planning tasks in the automotive industry are demonstrated by the authors to illustrate the capability of this modelling...

Studies of cross-dock fundamentals typically take a high-level perspective and discuss the issues of cross-docking in relation to a company’s distribution process, management, etc. Cross-docking can...

In collaboration with the National Retail Systems (NRS) North Bergen facility who receives goods from multiple vendors, sorts, and loads them onto outbound trailer trucks for a number of retail...

Simulation helped Air France provide better connection rates for passengers traveling through Roissy-Charles-de-Gaule airport. Plus it enable them to reorganize their shuttle timetables to provide...

Does it really make sense to roll the dice with an important customer order, just because of the inherent unreliability of your metal finishing operation? If so, it may be time for you to change the...

How we manage our scrap events determines whether our business thrives or dies. Consider a policy to start absolute-lot quantities, which means, no extras, ever. In the October 2012 issue of The PCB...

The Marine highway system is in the forefront of alternate transportation concepts considered for meeting future freight capacity requirements. Moving freight by waterways reduces the impact of...

This paper focusses upon passenger flow issues within airport terminals and includes all activities occurring between curb-side and boarding. To improve passenger flow and associated planning...

One of the most annoying problems in urban bus operations is bus bunching, which happens when two or more buses arrive at a stop nose to tail. Bus bunching reflects an unreliable service that...

SRA provides analytic support to defense transformation through several modeling and analysis efforts. The project heavily dependent on knowledge of command and control capabilities and...

Stable, functional, and efficient bioethanol production systems on the national level must emphasize solutions of feedstock availability and transportation problems. Transportation logistics are a...

As vessels are often isolated at sea, the operability and reliability of their onboard equipment are of vital importance. Their definition, control and security are critical elements. At the same...

In a project for Astilleros Cardama (Cardama Shipyards), the Integrated Group for Engineered Research researched methods for sequencing the operations of both assembly and production in a...

This paper uses a discrete rate approach to modeling in ExtendSim simulation software for urban transport corridor simulation. Such mesoscopic traffic flow models should be understood as models...

The U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and other research organizations collaborated on the Integrated Biomass...

This paper describes the framework development of a dynamic integrated biomass supply analysis and logistics model (IBSAL) to simulate the collection, storage, and transport operations for supplying...

This article describes the use of simulation to create a cognitive model of the actions of certain winery workers.

Improvement of grape supply management - in terms of amounts and availability schedules - is of paramount importance. Researchers developed a simulation model of the reception of the grape to help...

This paper presents a simulation study on production and inventory control at the supply chain (SC) level and examines through a series of experiments the potential impact of the Hybrid...

This report presents an integrated simulation-based approach to study the on-site production of concrete frameworks by considering the multiple effects of weather on work task productivity and...

Argentine Association of Business Logistics (ARLOG) awarded to the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) the ARLOG 2008 award for a project they did in conjunction with GL&A Consultants....

Engine Maintenance Systems Evaluation (EnMasse) is a simulation model built in ExtendSim and used in the analysis of alternative Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance (JEIM) policies. The result of...

DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Company (DM), managing and operating contractor for the Department of Energy Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), initiated reengineering of the SPR supply chain to...

The United States Air Force, in accordance with the Department of Defense's mission to modernize its processes, systems, and information flows, began an effort to replace legacy systems with two...

Biofuels are transport fuels made from organic material. The most common biofuels today are biodiesel (made from vegetable oils) and bioethanol (made from sugar and starch crops). Research is under...

Videos

Learn to build a discrete event model in just 4 minutes! Use ExtendSim to simulate an airport security checkpoint. See how any change made to the security process can effect passengers going through...

The OSILI model developed in ExtendSim, studies the design and operational issues of the TGV between Tours and Bordeaux, to determine whether the high-speed trains meet reliability, availability,...