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SIMULATE MATERIAL MOVEMENT TO IMPROVE OPERATOR UTILIZATION & AVOID AISLE CONGESTION
www.bestirtech.com
Background One of the largest two wheeler manufacturers and exporters in India was interested in building a simulation model as part of its continuous improvement strategy.
Key objectives of the FlexSim simulation would be
Identify the trolley operators utilization
Identify the traffic\congestion during the parts
replenishment on the assembly unit
Client is one of the world's largest 2 wheeler manufacturer. They were observing
inefficient material movement between their Storage unit and assembly units. Cli-
ent tried Excel based simulations, calculations but was not able to nail down the
problem.
Bestir imported the factory CAD layout into Flexsim adn simulated the Storage,
Walking routes, Aisles and assembly areas. The complete material movement
schedule was simulated for multiple shifts and the causes of the inefficients
were found
Client Challenge
Bestir Solution
Operators and Trucks in Aisle
Operators and Trucks
Type of Project Client Engagement Size Technology/Tools Industry Users
Outsourced Simulation
Model Development
Developed and delivered for the Production Engineering Department of one of the
largest two and three wheelers manufacturer and
exporter in India.
2 person months
Flexsim Manufacturing Production Engineering Department
Industrial Engineers
Project Profile
Special notes
High Number of Parts Types to be Handled (168 Part Types) High Variability In Routing And Material Flow And Operator Sequence Development of Trolleys and Trucks For Simulation Encapsulating All Operational Aspects Of The material Movement in the plant Comprehensive Analysis of the Traffic Congestion in Main Aisle
Other details
A development involving extensive of C++ code Keep on Communicating with client and collect all the requirement, operational
flow and information to simulate the exact floor operation. Each assumptions will be documented immediately and confirm the same with client to avoid the last minute surprise.
Key Business Benefits
User can extend this model to other areas of the floor and integrate
other operations
Very easy to make decisions on the floor operation either they would
require more number of resources or not
Very easy to measure the Aisle congestion and Operator utilization
Summary:
Project was divided into different phases and implemented using the following
methodology and delivered on time.
PROJECT METRICS
If you are a sophisticated, market facing company with a need for designing and implementing software solutions to solve real world business problems, or if you are a Software Service or Product Company in the US, looking for a reliable and committed long-term partner, you have come to right place. We are looking for clients whose annual software budget is in excess of USD 100,000.
ABOUT YOU
ABOUT US
Our vision is to become a 100 people company by 2020, operating from India, with an average revenue per employee of USD 100,000 P.A.
We are a 40 people boutique software consulting company. We design and implement software solutions to real world business problems.
Led by a team of 3 senior technocrats and 6 mid-level project managers we have the right mix of resources to take up projects in the range of 10 people months to 100 people months. Our current technical skills are in Salesforce, NetSuite, MEAN and Microsoft Technologies. For skills other than these, we will outsource the coding part to our vendors in India while taking complete responsibility for the project design and delivery.
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