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Advanced automated business simulation tools from Lanner Group have been used by Geest’s Delicatessen business to ensure that an increase in the range and quantity of products does not compromise the ability to deliver finished product on time. The simulation outputs have also helped to justify the correct capital expenditure, and avoid costly investment in unnecessary equipment.

Gillette is one of the world’s largest manufacturing organisations. Since the mid-1990s, Gillette has enjoyed a significant year-on-year increase in demand for its toiletry products across the world and particularly in Europe. This case study shows how Gillette’s European Toiletries Division, based in Reading UK, has maximised production efficiency to meet this demand with the help of a planning..

A simulation study was conducted on a bottle packaging line for GlaxoSmithKline, formerly Glaxo Wellcome, at their Zebulon, North Carolina manufacturing facility. The study had three objectives: 1) increase the overall productivity of the equipment, 2) alleviate bottlenecks in the production process, and 3) decrease equipment downtime. Glaxo used WITNESS to develop the models in this study. WITN..

Golden Wonder is using a combination of leading edge approaches to improve business performance through efficiency and teamwork at its Scunthorpe site. The leading crisp and snack manufacturer has engaged in an energetic and results-focussed continuous improvement programme to realise the full potential of the plant.

Hewlett-Packard is improving the performance of new inkjet handling systems by using WITNESS to optimise tooling before it’s built. HP recently developed a new flexible assembly concept in which standard components can be quickly reconfigured to handle new products and volume changes. In the concept’s early phases, HP encountered problems specifying modules because the system complexity made it ..

WITNESS has helped precious metals refiner INCO to streamline its processes and improve yields. Simulation has also helped reduce the need for capital expenditure and supported the business case for new investment at INCO’s Acton, West London refinery. The nickel and copper ores mined by INCO in Ontario, Canada contain precious platinum group metals (PGMs). After local processing to remove the m..

The availability of services over the telephone and other media, has become an integral part of modern day living. The number of Contact Centres has grown dramatically in recent years, to support such activities, and so too have the techniques for maximising customer service levels whilst minimising costs. Much of this has focussed on the development of workforce management systems and, increasi..

A single simulation saved about £5 million by helping engineers develop a more efficient printed circuit board manufacturing process that eliminated the need for a third shift. Spreadsheet analysis originally showed that three shifts would be required to meet the manufacturing schedule to build new processors for the switch that serves as the backbone of the AT&T network. Hoping to improve the p..