Process Simulation Services
Using the Industry-Standard Process Modeling Software
Simulation services provided by Visual8’s expert simulation consultants:
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Looking to model your operations, but lack the time and expertise? |
Train your staff to use, analyze with, and support your simulation software. |
Build your own models of your processes using our simulation software. |
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Often our clients require complex models in a short time, which would be difficult to achieve on their own. To satisfy this need, we offer our expert simulation consulting. |
We offer on-site simulation training, public simulation training, and private one-on-one coaching services to enable your staff to use simulation modeling and simulation software. |
Don’t risk a minute of downtime! Simulate your process capacities and timings using the industry-standard simulation software. |
Model Your Operations Quickly with Visual8’s Simulation Consulting
Many of our clients wish to use our products to model their operations, but do
not wish to invest time in learning how to use simulation modeling and
simulation software themselves. Often they require complex models in a short
time, which would be difficult to achieve on their own.
To satisfy this need, one of the services we offer is simulation consulting.
Whether your processes are suffering from operational problems such as:
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Tardy orders
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Low plant throughput
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High operating costs
Or
you are adding a new equipment or product line, Visual8 has the necessary
experience and capability to provide unparalleled solutions for you. For all
business operations Visual8 can provide powerful and customizable Simulation
applications...so get the help that you need.
Realize the
Power of Simulation
We can help your company actually realize the true power of process simulation:
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Increased productivity and efficiency
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Cost optimization
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Improved product delivery capability
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Maximized throughput
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Improved the use of resources and equipment to maximize flexibility
We offer consulting which provides you with
an “end-product simulation model” that you can use to evaluate your business
practices.
How it Works
Our expert simulation consultants will conduct site-visits and interviews in
order to ascertain the scope of the system that you require.
Naturally, we will require detailed data in order to accurately portray your
process within a production model. With your help we will input essential
process parameters into the production model. These include:
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Product routings
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Resource availabilities
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Batching requirements
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And so on.
We will consult with you to determine which useful statistics you would like collected and reported, in order for you to establish which operating rules and conditions would best meet your goals.
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End-User Training
We include end-user training with every system that we create. This
ensures that you realize the maximum possible benefit from our systems, and
leverage useful results to support you in your important decisions.
Getting Started
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To create a model of your operations promptly, start now by signing up for a
complimentary simulation evaluation at
www.Visual8.com.
Simulation
Training
In addition to on-site simulation
training, we offer both public simulation training and private one-on-one
coaching services to aid your existing staff in using simulation modeling
software.
On-Site
Simulation Training.
Unable to attend one of our public courses? We understand that our public training courses’ dates or locations may not work with your schedule. You may also be reluctant to discuss your Company’s problems, products, and situations in front of people from other companies. Private simulation training courses are often the answer.
Visual8 Corporation offers simulation
training courses for large and small groups, located on your premises and
according to your schedule.
Customized to Your
Company & Staff
Our on-site simulation training courses are designed and customized to ensure
that attendees will be competently and
confidently skilled in undertaking their own simulation projects upon
completion.
Typically based on our popular public courses, we will be sure to focus on your
particular business operations and how SIMUL8 process modeling software can be
used to achieve your simulation goals.
Publicly Offered Simulation Training.
Both “Introductory” and “Advanced”
course are being offered now!
Introductory
Course
This two-day preliminary course is highly interactive and practical. Giving
attendees an understanding of the concept of simulation modeling, and the direct
experience to easily interact with SIMUL8 Software's simple graphical user
interface (GUI), the course includes:
- SIMUL8 design structure
- Basic elements
- Other SIMUL8 constructs
- Introduction to Advanced features
- Four practical in class assignments
All class sizes are kept small to ensure
individual attention and lots of hands-on experience. Register today, or
notify us of your attendance to guarantee your spot.
Cost: $995 USD per person
Advanced Course
This two-day in-depth course exposes attendees to the more difficult concepts
and constructs in simulation modeling. This course covers advanced SIMUL8
features such as Dialog Boxes, Templates, Components, and Visual Logic Controls.
Prerequisites Requirements
As this is an intensive course,
attendees must have attended our Introductory Course or mastered the
fundamentals of SIMUL8 on their own.
Course material includes:
- Use of Visual Logic (the background programming language used in the SIMUL8 Process Modeling Software)
- Introduction to information stores
- Accessing Excel and VBA
- Dialog Boxes
- Introduction to the Jobs Matrix
- Seven practical in-class assignments
Cost: $995 USD per person
One-on-One
Coaching.
Complete your project with
remote training as and when you need it.
Typically this option is for clients who have already taken an introductory or
advanced course, and wish to use simulation to model complex operations, but
recognize that they do not yet have the necessary skills to do so on their own.
Why Coaching:
- Accelerated learning and model development
- Facilitates internal technology transfer
- Resolve specific problems for your organization
- Learn best-practices in modeling
When you choose to purchase
simulation coaching, a consultant will be personally assigned to you. He
or she will assist you in building your own model, teach you best practices for
model structuring, and provide handy debugging techniques.
Support.
Get timely answers to your
“how to” questions by asking our Simulation Consultants.
Modeling and Simulation Software Support
Our telephone and e-mail support provides your end-users and IT Administrators
with front-of-the-queue access to our Simulation Consultants to answer your “how
to” questions.
Simulation
Software
Take the risk out of
Business Process Management. Predict costs and service levels by
simulating process capacities and timings using our simulation software.
SIMUL8 Software
SIMUL8 is the industry standard in
process
simulation software. It provides all you need to quickly create and
run any simulation.
SIMUL8 Software is an integrated environment for working with simulation models.
The powerful language and model visualization capabilities enable you to
create the accurate, flexible and robust simulations you need in less time.
Easy To Use
SIMUL8 Standard Edition uses a “point & click” graphical user interface, which
means that SIMUL8 process modeling software is very easy-to-use. It comes
equipped with everything you need to start building simulations straight away.
The context-sensitive “Help” makes it easy to find answers to questions about
SIMUL8 features. You can also get simulation help from SIMUL8's unique
simulation assistant.
Powerful Simulations
SIMUL8 Corporation uses industry-leading simulation software developers to build
business simulation software capable of the most detailed simulations.
SIMUL8 simulation software was first used in industry in 1995. It is now used by thousands of engineers in enterprises to make hundreds of important decisions year on year. SIMUL8 users include:
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British Airways
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GM
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Hewlett Packard
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Magna
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Toyota
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And many smaller organizations too.
SIMUL8 Simulation Objects
Every SIMUL8 simulation is created by dragging and dropping the basic simulation
objects on screen. Detail can then be added to each of these objects in order to
build a simulation which represents your process. Unlike other packages, SIMUL8
uses a limited number of objects to make it as easy as possible to use and
learn.
Connectivity
SIMUL8 offers several linkages to packages like Excel and Visio to import data
and process flow diagrams, enabling its easy use for
manufacturing simulation and business process simulation.
Support
SIMUL8 simulation software is supported to the highest standards. The SIMUL8
standard edition entitles you to 2 free Support incidents when you register, or
3 Support incidents if you register within 30 days of purchase.
Support can be accessed by email and telephone. There are also many free resources online to help you build your simulation. With SIMUL8 support you won't feel like you are on your own. Our telephone and e-mail support provides your end-users and IT Administrators with front-of-the-queue access to our Scheduling Consultants to answer your “how to” questions.
SIMUL8 offers two levels of functionality.
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SIMUL8 Textbook
Simulation Modeling with SIMUL8, 4th Edition
by K.Concannon, M.Elder, K.Hindle, J.Tremble, and S.Tse
This indispensable guide to simulation as a decision-making tool was written by members of Visual8's (simulation company) staff, expert users of SIMUL8 with a broad background of consulting and training experience; and Mark Elder, the founder and president of SIMUL8 (simulation company).
The recently published 4th Edition includes all the new features of SIMUL8 2007, as well as an expanded Visual Logic chapter with new fully-worked examples.
Retail Price - $65 USD / $85 CAD + Applicable Taxes + Shipping
Overview
Whether the reader is an engineer, manager, analyst, or student, simulation
users and developers alike will find a great deal of value in the book. It
provides a practical introduction to the power and utility of simulation
technology. Simulation Modeling with SIMUL8 is useful for learning about the
theory behind simulation, its uses within various industries, and a guide to the
SIMUL8 software.
Simulation
The Simulation Section provides an overview of
discrete event simulation modeling and some of the issues that relate to it
in general, without citing a specific software package.
Business
Process Simulation Applications
In the Business Process Simulation Applications Section, numerous case examples
show how simulation can be applied in a variety of ways to address a diverse set
of business issues from traditional manufacturing simulation and
logistics modeling to business simulation in the service industry.
Logistics Modeling Case Study:
With volumes of inbound and outbound containers soon to surpass a facility’s capacity, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) needed a tool to help determine an economical solution. Visual8 responded by developing a facility-wide simulation to analyze the performance of the Inter-modal facility under various capital improvement options.
The logistics and modeling simulation
provides detailed analysis of all aspects of the Inter-modal facility, including
all activities, resources and storage capacities within the facility. Examples
of key logistics modeling and management statistics include trucker dwell times,
train turn around times, resource utilization, track turnover ratios, toplifter
travel distances, and overall cost per handling.
Manufacturing Simulation
Software Case Study:
Armstrong, a furniture manufacturer, wished to determine the most suitable
production layout and capacity levels required to meet desired product
throughput levels. Visual8 constructed a manufacturing simulation model which
allowed for rigorous testing of potential situations that might have caused
Board Mill blockages or production shutdowns. This analysis assisted in the
design of a system where the Board Mill could operate at maximum capacity in an
uninterrupted fashion. The manufacturing simulation model also allowed users to
evaluate alternative crew staffing plans to help in reducing labor costs.
The manufacturing simulation model covered the entire future state. It was designed to collect information on all of the required performance indicators, including the utilization and blockage of the Board Mill; crew utilization by shift pattern; warehouse space utilization; order delivery performance; Goods in Process (GIP), etc.
SIMUL8
Reference
The SIMUL8 Reference Section shows how to create simulation models using SIMUL8
software and features. This enables the developer to produce powerful
decision-making tools.
SIMUL8-Planner
– Production Planning and Scheduling
Combining a simulation-based Production Model with a Production Scheduler,
SIMUL8-Planner is cutting-edge software that will help to produce fast
plant-wide schedules that will satisfy your plant’s scheduling needs and
optimize your plant’s Key Performance Indicators. Use SIMUL8-Planner to:
- Maximize order due-date compliance
- Balance the flow of production
- Minimize work-in-progress
- Maximize resource utilization
Linking SIMUL8-Planner to your ERP and
shop-floor data collection systems allows for automatic system updates and an
Adaptive Production scheduling capability.
Deployed as a client-server application, users around the Company can access the
System and current schedules. Please go to
production
scheduling for more information.
Lean-Modeler –
Value Stream Mapping Software:
Value stream mapping software, with the added dimension of time.
Lean-Modeler Software is more than just another value stream mapping tool. It is
a powerful simulation software package that takes the guess work out of
future-state modeling.
Traditional value stream maps are static, a
snapshot in time. On this snapshot rests the rationale for radical changes
to organizational processes.
Lean-Modeler takes away the 'leap-of-faith' associated with static maps by
simulating value streams – current or future state – over time.
Lean-Modeler can help you obtain more realistic performance results, by
incorporating both time and process variability into standard value stream
mapping techniques. By combining an easy-to-use, drag-and-drop interface
with powerful underlying simulation capability, Lean-Modeler introduces a whole
new dimension to value stream mapping! Please visit
www.lean-modeler.com for more information.
AutoMod Software:
3D
material handling simulation software.
Visual8 has been selected as the Canadian Distributor of
AutoMod Software.
Leading manufacturers worldwide have selected the AutoMod simulation environment
to build highly detailed models for analysis and development of complex
materials handling systems.
By simulating your processes in AutoMod's virtual world you can save time and
money in the real world.
AutoMod Software
Model Accuracy
To be a truly useful decision making tool, a simulation model needs to be
accurate. The AutoMod Software suite of simulation tools provides an environment
for building highly accurate engineering models for analysis and development, as
well as for control system emulation.
Every operation uses different rules, and AutoMod Software is flexible to allow modeling of your own specific requirements. AutoMod differs from other simulation tools because there are no limitations on:
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Model size
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Complexity
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Level of detail for operational rules
AutoMod includes templates for accurate
modeling of material movement, whether by conveyor, lift truck, operator,
overhead crane, or automated vehicle. These templates give the user unlimited
flexibility for movement modeling, and also help speed up model construction
without compromising accuracy.
AutoMod models are also graphically accurate. All work is done to scale in
AutoMod, with real time, Virtual Reality graphic animation helping to validate
the model and communicate the design visually. A "picture is worth a thousand
words", and AutoMod's VR graphics significantly reduce the number of words
required to communicate a system design.
Virtual Reality 3-D
Graphics
AutoMod provides the user with a set of material handling system templates that
have been developed with real-world experience in industrial automation. As a
result, a substantial portion of the underlying model is automatically generated
for the user from the graphics and the material handling system input
parameters.
AutoMod movement systems include:
- Conveyors - Accumulating, non-accumulating, roller, and belt conveyor systems.
- Path Based Movement - Used to model vehicles that follow a route or path (manual lift trucks or automated guided vehicles), or people moving along a path or route.
- Power & Free - Similar to a conveyor system, but moves around to pick up loads rather than moving loads along a fixed conveyor. Generally consists of an overhead trolley with "dogs" (hooks hanging from the chain sections).
- Bridge Crane - A set of rails on which a crane moves over pickup and delivery (P&D) areas.
- AS/RS (Automated Storage and Retrieval System) - One or more aisles of storage racks where Storage/Retrieval Machines (S/RMs) pick up and retrieve loads. Storage racks are arranged along parallel aisles; both sides of each aisle are served by a single S/RM.
Continuous Process
Modeling
AutoMod provides a specialized environment for modeling fluid and bulk materials
storage and flow. Both continuous and discrete processes can be modeled using
the tanks and pipes module.
Runtime License
With an AutoMod Runtime license, "what-if" scenarios can be performed on
pre-built models. Users can change parameters, run models and view results in
run-time mode. The addition of AutoStat to a Runtime license provides enhanced
statistical analysis capability in run-time mode.
Discrete Event
Simulation
In
discrete event simulation, the operation of a system is represented as a
chronological sequence of discrete events. Each discrete event occurs at an
instant in time and marks a change of state in the system. When used in a
virtual software application this process is called a discrete event simulation.
Getting Started Is Easy…
Whatever your need, the Visual8 simulation company can provide process
simulation consulting, simulation training, or simulation software. Our
simulation services will ensure you get the results you want from your
simulation.
Operations Research Jobs
If you are looking for a
Operations Research jobs, join a fast-growing
computer modeling team working with Fortune 500 clients across North America.
The environment is stimulating, challenging and enjoyable. As an applicant of Operations Research
jobs, you'll learn how to tackle business process
re-engineering applications, manufacturing and distribution problems, and
service delivery issues, using computer simulation models.
