Material Handling Information - 10 Steps to Get There - System Design and Simulation
10 Steps to Get There
System Design and Simulation
A good simulation will show how your material flows under different operating conditions, helping you to determine what kind of material handling solution will best serve present and future requirements.
Choose a material handling system supplier/integrator; this will save several months and result in more cost-effective designs more quickly.
Simulate the design based on real operating data; include peak activity; not just averages.
Simulate key control systems, inventory management control algorithms.
Simulate operational work areas to verify design approaches, test for optimum worker ergonomics.
Simulate future growth:
Incorporate flexibility in the simulation to see how the system handles growth in the business.
Use simulation to validate future system enhancements.
Simulate a phased implementation plan for future growth.
Get operational executives involved in critiquing the design simulation.
Keep refining the simulation until all key players agree it will work.
