Defining Objectives for Business
To obtain a powerful competing advantage in a market that is rapidly moving, you may want to strongly take benefit from possibilities that can happen and keep away from responding to change. […]
Assembly Line Process Improvement Using Simulation
I was tasked with with recommending the production configuration for a low volume, variable product, assembly line (500 to 700 units per month). The request seemed simple enough. […]
Optimizing Casting Delivery with Process Simulation
When an airplane needs a vital part, who does it call? When a hospital needs a mechanical substitute for a knee or hip, to whom does it turn? […]
Last Year 60% Of Process Improvement Projects Failed
There are four main reasons that we’ve found, that will keep your project from succeeding. It’s important to identify potential hurdles before you even begin, so we’ve done the homework for you. […]
Imaging Industry Learns Process Simulation
It is exciting to have a job in which you can really see that you make a difference. When everyone works together for the common good of the company, each person is made to feel valuable. […]
Process Mapping Helps Air Force Base Hits Refueling Targets
When an air force base was faced with the challenge of increasing throughput of a refueling system with 50% less hydrants due to reconstruction, they turned to ProcessModel. Using ProcessModel, a Process Mapping and Simulation tool, an optimum solution was found that saved taxpayer money, serviced existing traffic and provided [...]
Three Tricks for Developing Better Process Models
Most organizations have a procedural guide that defines what’s supposed to be done and by whom, but that’s about it. […]
How Process Simulation Saved My Job
I was responsible for the process improvement of a product comprising the biggest pharmaceutical launch in the history of the world. The product, Celebrex, was slated to be the largest money maker the industry had ever seen. […]
How the US Military Saved Millions with Process Simulation
When an IED explodes (similar to what happened at the Boston Marathon) in Afghanistan, the pieces are gathered up, scanned and sent to an advanced biometrics group in the United States. […]
What is a Process?
A series of steps or actions that are taken in order to achieve a particular result or goal. Everything we do, see others doing, have machines do for us, or see nature doing is a process. Processes can be found in various areas of life, including business, manufacturing, computing, and more. [...]