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Modeling & Simulation
Build a 3D or 2D model of your new warehouse to quickly and effortlessly simulate different configurations and operational changes with our warehouse simulation software.
TALK TO AN EXPERTWhat are the challenges
- Need for expansion: Following recent growth in the industry, many businesses see the warehouse as a cost center. This means expanding their facilities or potentially relocating to larger sites.
- Operational optimization: Operations must continuously evaluate new technology and equipment to optimize and meet growing demand. Ensuring the positive impact of operational changes is key. Today’s fast-paced warehouse industry calls for adaptable solutions to improve throughput and profitability.
- Improve productivity: The interaction of complex warehouse processes can lead to congestion and inefficiencies.
- Lack of flexibility: Today’s fast-paced warehouse industry calls for adaptable solutions. Traditional automation can be costly and tied to existing operational models. This poses challenges for companies seeking to justify new expenses or accommodate business growth.
- Seasonal peaks: Businesses experience sudden spikes – or seasonal peaks – in demand throughout the year. Failure to cope with increased strain on labor, equipment and shipping windows could lead to process issues on the warehouse floor, without sufficient time to address them.
- Evaluate automation, MHE and robotic solutions: Operations must continuously evaluate new technology and equipment to optimize and meet growing demand. Ensuring the positive impact of operational changes is key.
What are the benefits?
Warehouse modeling and simulation software provides a convenient way to test changes and updates using a 3D or 2D digital model of your warehouse. This eliminates the time and resources associated with making those changes in the real world.
It works by creating or replicating your warehouse, including layout, manpower, equipment, storage systems and workstations. With this software, you can make changes, such as adding technologies like Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) or Voice, and analyze their impact on your operations.
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“Using CLASS to model the new facility was a great insight tool for the management team. It enabled us to try new ideas without the risk and to build the business case, giving us the confidence in our final design.”
Success stories
Replicate and test distribution facilities
Leveraging simulation to optimize warehouse layout
Bottling warehouse efficiency
Using warehouse simulation to drive efficiency across global supply chain operations.
Planning new distribution center
Discover how Infios's simulation software helped choosing an optimal warehouse design.
FAQs
A simulation model of a logistics network is developed to test the impact of a scenario on production schedules, order fulfillment, peaks in customer demand and transportation delays. The simulation often consists of a geographical map of the physical relationships in an end-to-end supply chain.
Our warehouse simulation solution uses computer models to better understand and improve real warehousing systems. By employing proven warehouse simulation models, organizations can analyze and experiment with their warehousing processes within a virtual environment. This approach significantly reduces the time and costs associated with physical testing.
Our warehouse solution has four main use cases:
- Greenfield project: Companies creating new warehouse facilities can test different layouts, evaluate storage solutions and automation, and plan the workforce requirements. This ensures the new facility will meet the needs of the business as it evolves.
- Process improvement: Warehouse simulation data provides insight into the impact of operational changes. This allows users to confidently determine what changes are the best fit for their operations.
- Forecasting: The simulation tool can be used to forecast the impact of immediate changes, such as seasonal peaks or additional SKUs. Forecasting can also be used to determine the effect of different scenarios, and the necessary steps to manage them.
- Third party logistics (3PLs): Warehouse simulation is frequently employed by 3PLs during their sales processes to showcase their solutions. This tool helps them to quickly generate animated layouts to demonstrate their capabilities, costs and more.
Our warehouse simulation software is far more in-depth and accurate than a spreadsheet. It allows you to simulate results across time, and across multiple technology solutions and scenarios. Crucially, our simulation solution provides the visual element – a digital twin model of your current warehouse or a completely new facility. You will not be able to replicate this with a spreadsheet.
We can easily explore with you the ROI of using our software. Just reach out to one of our experts.
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