Case Studies

MOSIMTEC applied simulation during planning of the greenfield DC. MOSIMTEC identified over $2.4 million in annual savings while maintaining 98% on-time performance. These savings were achieved via better order picking strategies, slotting approaches, staff scheduling, and adjustments to the AMR fleet.

High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), including H5N1, is increasingly infecting mammals, signaling a growing zoonotic threat. Each cross-species spillover raises the risk of viral adaptation toward sustained human transmission. This white paper outlines the urgent need for a predictive risk model to enable early detection, guide targeted mitigation, and strengthen pandemic preparedness before a global crisis emerges.

An underground fluorite mine faced significant complexity due to unpredictable geology and a complicated haulage network. To support a production increase, the company needed clear answers to two key questions: Would the planned…

The objective of this study was to validate the technical design decisions and assess mine performance at years 1, 7, 15, and 25 of operation. Tasks included: Accounting for equipment downtime caused by…

  The objective of this project was to simulate and validate the technical design of a project implementing a flexible autonomous rail haulage system (Railveyor®). Tasks included: Calculating mine productivity for various stages…

Northern Transformer Corporation (NTC) is a premier North American manufacturer specializing in high-quality, liquid-filled power transformers. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, NTC designs, manufactures, and tests its products at a state-of-the-art facility, serving a...

A complex underground mining operation in North America, with multiple ore bodies, development areas, and shared infrastructure needed a way to evaluate different improvement opportunities. Traditional planning approaches, relying on static schedules and…

Pronto.AI, an AHS provider, partnered with Amalgama Software Design to evaluate whether smaller autonomous trucks could outperform larger manned trucks economically and operationally. Challenge The traditional approach to LOM calculations uses linear estimations…

A comprehensive study was carried out at one of South Africa’s largest open-cast coal strip mines, where haul distances vary between 0.8 and 3.5 kilometers. The operation relies on a truck–shovel–conveyor system, and…

Nornickel, a leading global producer of nickel and palladium, implemented a simulation-based decision support system (MineTwin) to improve planning and coordination across six of its underground mining operations. The model has been in…

South Crofty, a historic underground tin mine in Cornwall, UK, is being redeveloped by Cornish Metals. To validate the restart plan, which includes shaft rehab, developing underground infrastructure, and a phased ramp-up, Tomahee…

The operations and food engineering teams at one of the largest convenience store chains (“Client”) in North America were tasked with realizing the vision of introducing fresh food across all stores. This vision...

The checkout and receipt verification process for a store can make or break a shopper’s final impression. The density of surrounding shoppers, queue times at the registers, and ease of flow through the…

This presentation highlights Westinghouse Electric Company’s journey in deploying Simio simulation software to enhance nuclear fuel assembly manufacturing, starting from its Columbia facility and expanding to sites worldwide. By embracing digital twin technology,...

Marine Fuel Terminal Simulation A marine fuel provider, Wolverine Terminals, was in the process of launching and operating a new marine fuel business in Canada wanted to validate the projected throughout capacity of...

Automated Distribution Center - Leading Pet Supply Company Design Conveyor Systems (DCS) was contracted to design an automated palletization subsystem inside a new state of the art distribution center for a leading pet...

MOSIMTEC is a sponsor of the Emulate3D 2024 User Group Meeting, October 8-10 in Ann Arbor, MI. We are presenting case studies on our use of Emulate3D software for computer simulation of conveyor systems. We look forward to seeing you there.

US Sugar Rail Modeling in the Cloud In farming and sugar cane production, getting raw materials from the fields to the factory on time is crucial. Today, thanks to simulation tools like AnyLogic,...

MOSIMTEC just finished a project where the client wanted help with determining the availability of parking in an area that struggles with it currently. The benefactors of the simulation model were interested in…

Sibanye Stillwater - Simulating Backfill Operations for Underground Mining Sibanye Stillwater: Simulating Backfill Operations for Underground Mining This case study, presented at Winter Simulation Conference 2021, focusses on the simulation model that was...

Learn how simulation modeling can be used to design goods-to-person breakpack systems.

Campus Shuttle Bus Routing - National Institutes of Health (NIH) Utilizing Simulation to Evaluate Shuttle Bus Performance Under Passenger Counts Impacted by Covid-19 - National Institutes of Health (NIH) The National Institutes of...

Campus Shuttle Bus Routing - National Institutes of Health (NIH) Shuttle Bus Routing using Simio Simulation Software for National Institutes of Health (NIH) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the steward of...

The Business Case Simulation - Twin Metals Minnesota Twin Metals simulation case study is a mining project based out of St. Paul, Minnesota, focused on the construction and operation of an underground copper,...

Stockpile Facility Analysis Using Dynamic Simulation Twin Metals Minnesota (TMM) partnered with MOSIMTEC simulation to answer vital questions about its Coarse Ore Stockpile (COS) and validate a major project. This specific simulation was...

If spending your precious free time in a grocery store is not your idea of fun, Walmart (WMT) may have the solution for you.  Walmart, the world’s largest seller of groceries, has begun…

Chemical Supply Chain Simulation Chemical Manufacturing - Integrated Global Supply Chain Model A chemical manufacturer was constructing one of the largest petro-chemical facilities of its kind, designed and built in a single phase....

To aid in the production of its new NV200 Van, Nissan Europe Engineering relied on Simio’s discrete event simulation software to validate the layout of assembly lines in the automaker’s Barcelona plant. A...

The challenge faced by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics was ramping up production from 1 aircraft per month to 1 per day.  The response time and accuracy of decision support techniques is insufficient to evaluate...

A chemical manufacturer was constructing one of the largest petro-chemicals complexes in the world.  The production facility had limited space for on-site storage and produced goods that would be shipped via two ports...

The company produces build-to-specification rolled-steel products. The most important metrics for the organization is quality & on-time delivery. Challenge: The challenge was that current tools do not capture key scheduling considerations, for instance:....

A medical device manufacturer needed to understand the throughput impacts of a proposed instrument change.  The company also needed to understand if and how scheduling algorithms should change given the proposed physical change...

Validated and optimized the layout and operations of a planned Intermodal Container Facility. Goal was to evaluate the facility design for future growth scenarios and optimize key infrastructure decisions, along with analyzing system...

Customer is designing a common materials supermarket to support replenishment of parts to assembly lines manufacturing 3 series of vehicles (50+ models).  Use simulation technology to test different replenishment methods for each of the...

Simulated a complex rail network to understand issues and identify bottlenecks in the system upon introduction of new terminal. The system included 90+ trains operated by Tier 1 railroads, with varying schedules, priorities...

Evaluate the supply chain to test performance under a range of different situations, events, and constraints.  Also focus on key areas including cost, capacity, equipment, inventory, transit time, and other areas, along with...

Re-engineered an existing client simulation focused on automated prescription order fulfillment. The client required support in developing an advanced tracking and sortation system for collecting items in an order before shipping. Enhanced a...

Assisted client in evaluating plans for new underground mine. Focus was on reviewing the capacity constraints and infrastructure of the material handling system to ensure that the system was robust enough to meet...

Provide a visualization tool to serve as a communication medium of planned mining operations and supply chain. Subsequently apply this mining simulator tool to help with engineering design and process improvement. Utilized advanced...

Customer is designing and developing improvements at an existing facility to increase their terminal and trans-loading business. Use modeling and simulation technology to represent the system in a dynamic environment, therein incorporating inherent...

Presentation at the 2014 Mining Business Process Improvement conference.

A midstream petroleum company was designing and developing improvements at an existing facility to increase their crude-by-rail terminalling and transloading business, accomplished by expanding and reconfiguring their rail / truck infrastructure to create…