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“The versatility of WITNESS means that new projects are evaluated quickly and accurately. The great benefit of simulation is that ideas can be fully evaluated before any resources are committed.” Denys Conner Production Controller Nissan Motor

“All passengers flying to New York on UA115, please go to gate 7.” As the call goes over intercom, a family makes its way through a throng of people to the gate. Elsewhere, in baggage claim, a couple collects its last bag and heads for the customs channel. These are familiar scenes at Heathrow, the world’s busiest airport, which handles 100,000 passengers a day in the summer, with aircraft takin..

Process simulation and modelling using Lanner's WITNESS application has helped BAE SYSTEMS to make dramatic improvements to the production of advanced imaging devices at its semiconductor-type manufacturing facility (known as a FAB) near Towcester, Northamptonshire.

BAE SYSTEMS has used WITNESS simulation software to play a key role in the development of a massive new £21 million surface treatment plant at its Broughton factory in the U.K. The plant is believed to be the biggest fully automated facility of its kind in the world. WITNESS was used to provide more than traditional “what if” simulation. An evolving sequence of models was built to optimise the l..

Barclays Merchant Services (BMS), the retailer relationship arm of UK-based Barclaycard, operates call centres that handle more than 20 million authorisation calls a year. Additionally, up to 80,000 calls a month are handled by its merchant support call centre. Huge costs are inherent in establishing a call centre, with the majority relating to staffing. Determining labour requirements accuratel..

Today’s healthcare sector is experiencing a growing demand for increasingly sophisticated laboratory testing procedures. With pressure to keep budgets lean, many laboratories are being asked to increase performance in terms of the diversity and volume of tests. The goal these days is to maximise output while minimising “cost per reportable.” Automated laboratories offer the potential for improvi..

The combined power of WITNESS and Lanner Consulting has once again produced some very impressive results in collaboration with Bournemouth & West Hampshire Water. Working within the Customer Services Bureau, the key outcomes achieved were:

At the IPLOCA 2000 Convention in Dubai, Dr Norman Sanderson offered to prepare articles for the IPLOCA Newsletter, describing aspects of the BP Pipeline Cost Reduction Project for the IPLOCA membership. The BP Pipeline Cost Reduction agenda includes activities in design, materials, welding, construction practices/equipment, operational aspects and project execution. This is the third of these ar..