Workforce optimization helps businesses to properly utilize human resources and accomplish tasks with a high level of productivity. In this blog post, you will find out how simulation enables businesses in finance, manufacturing, ports, warehousing, and other sectors to organize labor, understand its productivity, optimize costs for staff, and more.
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Using simulation to create the optimal warehouse layout
When designing a new warehouse or modifying an existing one, owners must consider a number of different factors to get the most out of the building. But the ultimate goal for all of them is to create an optimal warehouse layout that will result in increased productivity, a reduction of bottlenecks, and much more. Read about how this can be achieved in this blog post with examples from real life.
How to build a simple AGV charging model for warehousing and manufacturing
Automated guided vehicles are widely used in manufacturing and warehousing to move items around. A simple example model combines various AnyLogic libraries and modeling approaches to simulate the AGV charging process. Read through and don’t forget to open the model in AnyLogic software to follow along with the example.
Solving the Bin Packing Problem in warehousing and logistics – strategy comparison
When packing a container, every square inch of empty space is a money loss – either for you or your company. In warehousing and logistics, filling a container with items as tight to each other as possible to reduce the number of containers is a big deal. Decision Lab took it upon themselves to identify what techniques would help make packing quicker and more efficient. Read to learn more about the project and its results.
Restricted Areas: How to control access for transporters (Part 6)
A key part of the AnyLogic 8.6 update related to the Material Handling Library. Now the movement of transporters such as AGV can be restricted by area and access can be permitted conditionally: by transporter number, by schedule, by throughput, and more.
This technical blog guides you through how to use these restricted areas and demonstrates them with the help of a practical example model: Areas with Limited Access for Transporters.
Network port: Learning to use the Material Handling Library (Part 5)
Part five of our series on AnyLogic’s Material Handling Library, a library specifically designed to help model the work of factories, warehouses, and other facilities where goods are moved, processed, and sorted.
This blog demonstrates how to connect individual conveyors, and any processing stations on them, into a single conveyor network using the Network Port element.
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How to build a true digital twin
Learn how to create a self-configuring material handling digital twin from this webinar recording with accompanying simulation model. Presented by Dr. Benjamin Schumann in three chapters, the webinar covers how to automatically configure machines and products, conveyors, and automatic guided vehicles (AGV).
Imagine receiving a call from Jeff Bezos — he wants you to simulate a...
Crane task distribution using AnyLogic and AI
AnyLogic experts at business consulting company firstBit | NFP worked to resolve a crane task distribution problem for a major international metallurgical company. Their innovative solution employed machine learning and improved on an expert selected policy. Read on to learn more about the project.
The simulation model can be found in the cloud and was featured as model of the month December 2019.