visual8 corporation - iie annual 2014

Visual8 Corporation

IIE Annual Conference 2014 – SIMUL8 Presentation

http://www.visual8.com/








Agenda

Introduction to Visual8

Background / Business Focus

Industry Special

University Partnerships

Current Schools, Examples of Involvement

SIMUL8-Planner Overview

Case Study Example – Composites Manufacturing

Conclusion – Q&A

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Visual8 Overview3

Background:

– Established in 1994, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario

– Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Consultants,

– Process Modeling/Optimization Experts, Software Developers, ERP/MES Professionals

– Supporting productivity improvements through optimization, simulation modeling and analysis

– Provide advanced planning and scheduling (APS) solutions to satisfy unique operational requirements





Visual8 Overview4

Business Focus:

– Simulation Consulting, Training & Support with SIMUL8

– Strategic & Tactical Level Decision Support

– Development and application use of SIMUL8-Planner and optimization software

– Tailored APS software solutions with full integration into commercial or legacy systems

– Operational Level Decision Support





Visual8 Overview5

Industry Specialization:

– General Manufacturing, Distribution & Supply Chain

– Automotive, Plastics, Oil & Gas

– Mining, Smelting, Metals Processing

– Composites Manufacturing

– Food and Beverage





Partnerships with Universities6

Visual8 actively supports a number of post-secondary

institutions who teach simulation using SIMUL8 including:

– University of Waterloo

– McMaster University

– Royal Military College

– University of Toronto

– Western University

– University of Saskatchewan





University of Toronto7

Over 20 years working with Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, including:

Guest Lectures

– Case Study presentations of Simulation Applications

– Review example SIMUL8 Models

Lab Tutorials

– Mini SIMUL8 training sessions in computer labs for students taking simulation courses

– Demonstrate SIMUL8 features and functionality





University of Toronto8

SIMUL8 Case-Study Competition

– Simulation modeling competition for Engineering students

– Provide SIMUL8 case-study and questions for students to answer, judge submissions and declare winner(s)

PEY (Professional Experience Year)

– 12 to 16 month job placement program for 2nd and 3rd year Engineering students

– Visual8 active in program since 2004 – have recruited approx. 70% of PEY placements upon graduation!





University of Waterloo9

Currently working with Department of Mathematics and Computer Science:

Co-op Placements

– 3 month internship work term

– Active since 2006 – Computer Science, Operations Research programs

Guest SIMUL8 Lectures

– Case Study presentations of Simulation Applications

– Demonstrate SIMUL8 features and functionality





SIMUL8-Planner Software10

Overview

– Jointly developed by Visual8 Corporation and SIMUL8

– Leverages SIMUL8 simulation software technology

– Rich data import and export capabilities: XML, DDE, COM, APIs for Excel and others

– Full ODBC compliance: successful implementations involving SAP/Oracle, i2

– Supports Long-Term Planning, Detailed Scheduling, Sequencing and “What-if” analysis

– Very fast response times to support near-real-time schedule updates





SIMUL8-Planner Software11

Sample Configurations

Strategic

Planning

Shop Floor

Scheduler

Shop Floor

SchedulerShop Floor

Scheduler

Orders &

Inventory

Schedules

ERP

MES /

SCADA

PLC’s

Order

Allocator

Order

Manage

ment

MES /

SCADA

ERP

Customer

ServiceLong-Term

Plan

Jan Feb Mar ...

Customer # # # ...

Product # # # ...

Location # # # ...

Orders &

Inventory

Plant

Status

Shop Floor

Data

Schedules

Local

Data Stores

Standalone System Integrated System

Distributed System

MES /

SCADA

MES /

SCADA

Corporate

Plant 1 Plant 2 Plant 3





Case Study Application12

Aerospace Composites Manufacturing

Background

– Aerospace Composites manufacturer producing variety of high-performance aircraft parts

– Company experiencing significant growth - facing increasing demand and new production models

– Job shop environment - specific part routings through various layup, trim, drill and cutting areas

– Batch processing through autoclaves (pressurized oven)

– Challenging production environment – confounding to traditional workflow scheduling products







Process Flow







Slack: 26hExpire: 10h

Slack: 20h

Expire: 4h


LAYUP AUTOCLAVE


Current Autoclave WIP

Scenario Hours to Layup Finish

Outcome

1 2 Wait

2 8 Do not wait

Autoclave Loading











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Material Expiry

# Parts

Slack Time

Selecting the next cycle to run

Autoclave Loading











Solution

– Develop engineering simulation model of production process using SIMUL8-Planner, including:

– main constraints (resources, molds, etc..)

– product routing rules

– autoclave batching/loading logic

– Run model using historical production data and validate results

– Apply current/planned production, test out different strategies/schedules, analyze results







Engineering Model







Benefits

– Ability to conduct “what-if” analysis for bottleneck analysis, plant expansion/capital investment projects

– Determine appropriate resource levels and tooling requirements to deliver planned program sets

– Improve Autoclave utilization

– Test feasibility of production schedules

– Incorporate scheduling optimization/heuristics, integrate with ERP/MES to create Advance Planning & Scheduling system





Conclusion19

Questions & Answers

For more info visit our website:www.visual8.com

Matthew ConcannonManager, Modeling & Simulation Services

[email protected]






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