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WITNESS simulation software has helped to bring substantial improvements in productivity and operational processes to Michelin's tyre manufacturing plant in Dundee, U.K., one of the company's biggest production plants in Europe. With the help of WITNESS, Michelin has been able to achieve a five per cent increase in product flow, streamline the tyre curing press lines, and reduce cycle times on t..

Simulation techniques are used widely within the automotive industry. The possible applications are limitless but most automakers use simulation to evaluate improvements to their production processes. One such company is Nissan Motors. Since 1992, the company has been using WITNESS to aid process planning projects at their UK site in Sunderland. Since its implementation, WITNESS has been used to..

Lanner Group’s WITNESS simulation package has helped Nissan achieve the formidable task of shoe-horning the production of three separate high-volume models into just two assembly lines at its plant in Sunderland.

Sunderland plant increases production of new automotive models by 20 per cent using Lanner software

This is a summary of a presentation by Keith Paxton of Rover in Longbridge, Birmingham, U.K. The presentation was given at a seminar entitled “Run Tomorrow’s Factory, Today” in London. Keith Paxton is simulation coordinator for the powertrain group at Rover Longbridge. His background is in industrial and process engineering, and he has been using WITNESS for two years. His job is to provide advi..

Given Volkswagen’s corporate goal to maintain its highly competitive position for new production, it is important that its key performance indicators such as low production costs, short throughput times, high quality and efficient production of model varieties are met. Requirements for production and logistics processes include; discipline in supply chain deliveries, low inventory levels, low ca..