DHL Case: Health Industry Packaging System – Processing efficiency improved by 35% скачать в хорошем качестве

DHL Case: Health Industry Packaging System – Processing efficiency improved by 35%

This case study is about a production system in the healthcare industry where the manual packaging process was carried out at many individual workstations spread across the UK. Digital Manufacturing saw the opportunity to improve production line efficiency through automation of the non-value add tasks combined with line balancing best practice. Using Visual Components, it was possible to validate efficiency improvements of 35% by switching from individual workstations to a balanced flow-line. Moreover, with the use of simulation, it was easy for the customer to visualize the functionality of the process which helped in the decision making and implementation. The turnaround from the first concept of seeing the manual operation to producing the first simulation was 3 weeks – and going from presenting the simulation and confirming the project another 3 weeks. Within a couple of weeks from the decision, the first line was built. Simulation with Visual Components not only added more realism by demonstrating the overall process with actual products and tasks but also created a trust that enabled the customer to make their production decisions faster compared to the cases without simulation. http://www.visualcomponents.com