The Future of Sports & Entertainment Venues: Digital Twins
Sports and Entertainment digital twins (reality capture) are changing the way venues are planned, renovated, and maintained. In this article we will explore how our laser scan to point cloud and 3D rendering capabilities provided extreme value to the commissioned...
PMI Case Study | Line Capacity Improvement through Ergonomic Analysis, MODAPTS and Simulation Modeling
PROJECT SUMMARY The client is a leading global supplier of automotive dampers and performance shock absorbers in commercial and defense segments. PMI was able to offer its expertise in Ergonomic Analysis, MODAPTS and Dynamic Simulation modeling to identify the...
PMI Case Study | Supply Chain Optimization on for Major Automotive OEM
PROJECT SUMMARY The client, a major automotive company, desired a new vehicle distribution system for its North American dealership network. The goal was to create a system that would be responsive to customer choices while reducing distribution costs. After...
PMI Case Study | Equipment Manufacturer Implements Labor Standards and Lean Initiatives
PROJECT SUMMARY A top tier supplier of agricultural and construction equipment launched several new products without developing corresponding labor standards to support the production process. This presented two major challenges to the management staff. The first...
PMI Case Study | Material Handling System Project Management
PROJECT SUMMARY PMI’s established project management methodology was used to design, plan and implement material handling systems for a new engine assembly line at a large automotive engine assembly plant. It was clear from the outset that this was no ordinary move...
PMI Case Study | Simulation Study for a Multinational Conglomerate
PROJECT SUMMARY The client is a multinational conglomerate that focuses on industrial engineering and steel production. PMI offered a discrete-event simulation model to evaluate the design of a new production line and validate the throughput capacity envisioned by the...
PMI Case Study | Material Flow Study Reveals Over $4M Potential Annual Savings for Automotive OEM
PROJECT SUMMARY PMI was retained by a major automotive OEM to perform analyses of material flow within an integrated stamping and sub-assembly plant. The OEM not only wanted recommendations on proposed bar-coding systems and reallocation of production personnel, they...
PMI Case Study | Industrial Engineering Study for a Major Discount Retailer
Project Summary A large discount retailer was preparing to incorporate a demand-driven scheduling system. A key parameter required for this system was accurate workload content by task for each individual department. This is a classic Industrial Engineering function...
PMI Case Study | Time & Motion and Traffic Flow Analysis for Optical Retail
Project Summary A major optical retailer was concerned with their scheduling method, based primarily on sales dollars. They were interested in developing a more accurate, nimble, and demand-driven scheduling technique because the current method was not proven to be...
PMC Simulation Case Study | Hospital Capacity Analysis Validate Master Plan
PROJECT SUMMARY A hospital administration was planning the construction of a new hospital. The building architects determined the structure of the hospital to encompass four departments - Emergency, Inpatient, Imaging and Surgery. To facilitate the most optimal...
PMI Case Study | Simulation Model of a Bottling Line
PROJECT SUMMARY A major producer of baby-food products desired additional information about their existing bottling system and recommendations to improve production efficiency. To meet the client’s goals, PMI first simulated the existing design and then modeled...
PMI Case Study | Bag-In-Box Food Packaging Line
PROJECT SUMMARY This simulation model was developed to improve the existing production facilities for one of the world's leading producers of ready-to-eat cereals. Plant management had formulated some process modifications and wanted to objectively evaluate the...
PMI Case Study | PLM Assessments Help Define Business Priorities
PROJECT SUMMARY A hospital administration was planning the construction of a new hospital. The building architects determined the structure of the hospital to encompass four departments - Emergency, Inpatient, Imaging and Surgery. To facilitate the most optimal...
PMI Case Study | Automated Warehouse Design Material Flow Analysis
PROJECT SUMMARY A simulation model was built to evaluate the performance of an automatic warehousing system under different values of design parameters and operational policies. The automatic warehousing system considered was composed of two main segments: the AS/RS...
PMI Case Study | Warehouse Design and Staffing Simulation
PROJECT SUMMARY PMI helped a major automaker design the layout of a parts warehouse. Using simulation, researchers determined the staffing levels that different proposed layouts needed to achieve the facility’s targeted throughput. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The...
PMI Case Study | Impact Analysis of Contrast Media Delivery Systems
PROJECT SUMMARY A healthcare products manufacturer wished to perform an unbiased time and motion analysis to compare the efficiency of two distinct methods of contrast media delivery processes for computed tomography (CT) examinations; bottle-filled syringes (vials)...
PMI Case Study | Aircraft Assembly Productivity Improvement
PROJECT SUMMARY An airframe manufacturer sought to improve their throughput rate. Previously, they had been first-to-market with a particular airframe model, resulting in both a high number of orders and a great deal of production process uncertainty. PMI was tasked...
PMI Case Study | Warehouse Data Collection and Material Flow Study
PROJECT SUMMARY A multi-billion dollar automotive supplier was outgrowing its 1.6 million square foot warehouse. With time running out and customer demand increasing, they called upon PMI to analyze the material flow within their facility. More than 10,000 vehicle...
PMI Case Study | Medical Technology Improved by Industrial Engineering Methods
PROJECT SUMMARY The management team at a hospital was interested in improving patient satisfaction. The goals of maximizing time allotted for patient care and ensuring that the nursing staff had an appropriate workload were identified. The hospital requested from PMI...
PMI Case Study | Time Optimization Leads to Pipefitting Process Upgrade
PROJECT SUMMARY The project objective was to perform a work sampling study and analyze the improvement opportunities by taking the holistic view of the process and identifying the percentage of productive and non-productive activities of pipefitters and welders under...