FlexSim has always made it a priority to stay on the cutting edge of simulation technology. Often, this means features and improvements centered on building, running, and analyzing simulation models. Sometimes, it means something completely new and exciting. FlexSim’s NVIDIA Omniverse Connector and support for Universal Scene Description, also known as OpenUSD, are the latest […]
Greenfield facilities may not have a pre-existing infrastructure to update and plan around. Still, they do present unique challenges for project managers. Planners must be meticulous as they manage the project scope and swiftly adapt when things change. And since the building is entirely new, greenfield construction tends to be schedule-centric—an intricate dance with numerous […]
Imagine you are a manager at a large distribution center. Your facility is around a half-million square feet, or about the same footprint as ten football fields. Hundreds of people work there each day to fulfill orders, plus many more during the busy holiday seasons. There is ample space but also plenty of “shoulder-rubbing” with […]
I didn’t expect to experience déjà vu while going in to receive my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. My appointment took me to the largest vaccination site in the southern end of the county. I can’t think of a better location to administer vaccines en masse—it’s right off the freeway, on Main Street’s west edge in the […]
“Phase 1 cancer studies, which guide dose selection for subsequent studies, are almost 3 times more prevalent than phase 3 studies and have a median study duration considerably longer than 2 years, which constitutes a major component of drug development time.” It takes a long, long time for new cancer treatments to get through the […]
In an article in the Birmingham Medical News, Deborah Flint, director of Performance Engineering at the Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, explained the role that simulation plays in improving patient flow at her facility: “The computer simulation helps evaluate different scenarios we may have identified using Lean Six Sigma. It helps us validate whether a […]
Did you know that you can get some quick wins with healthcare systems simulation? It’s called Exploratory Simulation, and it’s a great way to understand what’s going on right now as well as explore the impact of future change. What kind of change? How about changes in process, changes in allocated resources, and changes in […]
Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith when taking on a new project. Last year I had the opportunity to develop a FlexSim model of a 1,000,000 square-foot, multi-story distribution center operation. The client wanted a comprehensive model that could emulate all of their major operations. This included areas from receiving, put-away and […]
Lou Keller (Lt. Col., U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, Ret.) This morning I had the occasion to read a new piece of legislation, titled “The ACO Improvement Act of 2014,” that was introduced barely two weeks ago. I like new stuff, especially new legislation designed to improve old legislation. Seems like there’s been more of […]
It would be a bold-faced lie to declare that businesses have only one choice in simulation software. There are dozens of companies that dabble in process simulation software, and they can be large and small, new and well-established. The real difference in simulation software lies in how accurately and quickly you get results, especially in […]