Need for expansion
Following recent growth in the industry, many businesses see the warehouse as a cost center. This means expanding their facilities or potentially relocating to larger sites
Modeling & Simulation
Build a 3D or 2D model of your new warehouse to quickly and effortlessly simulate different configurations and operational changes with our warehouse simulation software.
Challenges
What are the challenges?
Operational optimization
Operations must continuously evaluate new technology and equipment to optimize and meet growing demand. Ensuring the positive impact of operational changes is key. Today’s fast-paced warehouse industry calls for adaptable solutions to improve throughput and profitability
Improve productivity
The interaction of complex warehouse processes can lead to congestion and inefficiencies
Lack of flexibility
Today’s fast-paced warehouse industry calls for adaptable solutions. Traditional automation can be costly and tied to existing operational models. This poses challenges for companies seeking to justify new expenses or accommodate business growth
Seasonal peaks
Businesses experience sudden spikes – or seasonal peaks – in demand throughout the year. Failure to cope with increased strain on labor, equipment and shipping windows could lead to process issues on the warehouse floor, without sufficient time to address them
Evaluate automation, MHE and robotic solutions
Operations must continuously evaluate new technology and equipment to optimize and meet growing demand. Ensuring the positive impact of operational changes is key
Benefits
What are the benefits?
Warehouse modeling and simulation software provides a convenient way to test changes and updates using a 3D or 2D digital model of your warehouse. This eliminates the time and resources associated with making those changes in the real world.
It works by creating or replicating your warehouse, including layout, manpower, equipment, storage systems and workstations. With this software, you can make changes, such as adding technologies like Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) or Voice, and analyze their impact on your operations.
Turn data into action
Real-time visibility across operation
Optimize cost-to-serve
Test and learn faster
“Using CLASS to model the new facility was a great insight tool for the management team. It enabled us to try new ideas without the risk and to build the business case, giving us the confidence in our final design.”
Capabilities
Our key capabilities
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Explore
Walk through your virtual warehouse to see the layout and performance of your entire operation
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Compare
Compare the performance of different scenarios
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Analyze
Drill down into hour-by-hour operational reports
Difference
The Infios difference
With our warehouse modeling and simulation software, organizations can efficiently design and visualize their ideal warehouse, with the appropriate equipment such as robots, packing machines and forklift trucks. Once the optimal designs are in place, you can select the right warehouse technology to enhance your supply chain operations without any disruption.
From virtual to reality: Warehouse simulation as best practice.
Customer-proven impact
Case studies
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50%Decrease in warehouse design time
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3Months in had already done 8 projects
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1Solution to manage holistic optimizations
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4Locations
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1solution to standardize global supply chain execution
FAQs
Got a question?
A simulation model of a logistics network is developed to test the impact of a scenario on production schedules, order fulfillment, peaks in customer demand and transportation delays. The simulation often consists of a geographical map of the physical relationships in an end-to-end supply chain.
Our warehouse simulation solution uses computer models to better understand and improve real warehousing systems. By employing proven warehouse simulation models, organizations can analyze and experiment with their warehousing processes within a virtual environment. This approach significantly reduces the time and costs associated with physical testing.
Our warehouse solution has four main use cases:
- Greenfield project: Companies creating new warehouse facilities can test different layouts, evaluate storage solutions and automation, and plan the workforce requirements. This ensures the new facility will meet the needs of the business as it evolves.
- Process improvement: Warehouse simulation data provides insight into the impact of operational changes. This allows users to confidently determine what changes are the best fit for their operations.
- Forecasting: The simulation tool can be used to forecast the impact of immediate changes, such as seasonal peaks or additional SKUs. Forecasting can also be used to determine the effect of different scenarios, and the necessary steps to manage them.
- Third party logistics (3PLs): Warehouse simulation is frequently employed by 3PLs during their sales processes to showcase their solutions. This tool helps them to quickly generate animated layouts to demonstrate their capabilities, costs and more.
Our warehouse simulation software is far more in-depth and accurate than a spreadsheet. It allows you to simulate results across time, and across multiple technology solutions and scenarios. Crucially, our simulation solution provides the visual element – a digital twin model of your current warehouse or a completely new facility. You will not be able to replicate this with a spreadsheet.
We can easily explore with you the ROI of using our software. Just reach out to one of our experts.
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