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Fluxys LNG is the operator of the LNG receiving terminal at Zeebrugge and is part of Fluxys which since the demerger in 2001, is an independent natural gas transport company. As a leader in the transport sector in the heart of Europe, Fluxys LNG plays a key role in the management of flows in the European gas market.

All businesses face the constant demand to reduce costs whilst maintaining or improving service levels. With increased regional sourcing, many factories are required to serve more customers and markets and to supply even more complex product portfolios and constantly increasing number of SKUs with shortened product life cycles. This represents a major learning process in order to cope with this ..

Ford Motor Company has been a user of simulation techniques for more than 20 year. Benefits achieved by the organization have been diverse, ranging from improved productivity, to significant cost savings and better asset utilisation. It is hardly surprising therefore, that simulation is now used globally within Ford to take the risk out of business change.to understand and explore complexities.

A massive amount of planning and investment goes into every new engine that Ford Motor Company design. In today’s highly competitive climate, the speed to market for new products is crucial in maintaining competitive advantage. Ford have been using WITNESS since the mid-1980s to speed up the design of their engine manufacturing facilities. In that time many engine assembly lines have been simula..

Ford has been using computer simulation for designing and operating its engine manufacturing facilities since the mid ’80s. WITNESS is available worldwide to all Powertrain users. Today, Ford regards simulation as an indispensable tool in production planning—and one which can provide what the company describes as “an enormous competitive advantage.” John Ladbrook, from the Productivity Engineeri..

Six Sigma is a structured approach to reducing variability, so enhancing the quality of products or services used by many of today’s successful companies. Six Sigma has evolved into a statistically orientated approach to process improvement, concentrating on the customer and focusing on processes. Ford Motor Company Limited is the first automotive manufacturer to adopt Six Sigma as their approac..

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..