In our post on Simulation in industry, we explained how, while using the libraries designed by our Virtual team, we were able to increase time and effort savings by replicating complex systems accurately and efficiently, thus being able to analyze their operation before investing in costs.
We show you how with an example for automated warehousing in the logistics sector, specifically with racking, stacker cranes and WMS.
Simulation for an automated warehousing system
In the case of logistics warehousing, whether in construction and development or as a user, you may need to model a complex system. With these libraries, you can simplify this system to simulate order picking or dimensioning equipment in an agile way, without the need for programming and without investing expert resource time.
How to know if the warehouse is being used in the most efficient way?
Within this catalog of libraries is incorporated a heat map with which you can determine at a glance which areas are being the most used to store and withdraw products, as well as whether the storage strategy used favors or penalizes the operation.
In addition, you can also add variety to the different approaches with ‘what if’ scenarios and experiment with various storage strategies already defined in our library: from random and sequential storage, to prioritizing the zones closest to the picking point or assigning fixed zones according to the type of product.
In each of these scenarios, the heat map can be activated, and the product flow can be visualized in an agile and clear way. In this way, there will be an informed decision making to maximize both the occupation and the performance of the warehouse, without compromising the operational capacity of the logistics center.