Simcad Pro

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is a product of CreateASoft Inc. used for simulating process-based environments including

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. It is a tool used for planning, organizing, optimizing, and engineering real process-based systems. Simcad Pro allows the creation of a virtual

computer model Computer simulation is the running of a mathematical model on a computer, the model being designed to represent the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system. The reliability of some mathematical models can be determin ...

, which can be manipulated by the user and represents a real environment. Using the model, it is possible to test for efficiency as well as locate points of improvement among the process flow. Simcad Pro's dynamic computer model also allows for changes to occur while the model is running for a fully realistic simulation. It can also be integrated with live and historical data. Simulation software is part of a broader category of Industry 4.0 technologies, or technologies that move organizations to digitization of operations.

Model Building

User Interface

Simcad Pro has a user-friendly

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for building virtual models of process-based environments, and the entire model can be built and edited without coding, including any advanced model characteristics. In addition to this, Simcad Pro allows for data import from almost any data source, including

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, Excel, Visio, and SQL Server databases for easier model creation. Simcad Pro also supports real-time tracking using devices including

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s. Simulations can then be viewed in either 2D or 3D.

Simulation Engine

Simcad Pro uses a patented simulation engine that is 64-bit and fully multi-threaded, distinguishing it from the SIMAN simulation engine used in many competing software products. Models built with the Simcad engine feature patented "On-The-Fly" simulation, meaning that models can be manipulated, edited, and transformed as they are performing a simulation run.

Applied Industries

Any industry engaged in a process-flow environment can use Simcad Pro to model their operations. The main industries where Simcad Pro is used are manufacturing, warehousing, supply chain & logistics, and healthcare.

Manufacturing

Simcad Pro can be used to simulate

operations, with the most common goals being to: * Optimize production schedules * Optimize labor allocation * Perform capacity analysis and growth projection * Manage and reduce WIP * Identify bottlenecks and constraints * Optimize facility layout Simcad Pro supports high-mix manufacturing operations with the ability to model: * Detailed part routing * Multiple sub-assemblies/components and detailed BOM support * Tooling and manpower constraints * Work orders, detailed cell implementation and sequencing *

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pull and material handling

Warehousing

Simcad Pro can be used to simulate

warehouses A warehouse is a building for storing goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial parks on the outskirts of cities, to ...

and distribution centers, with the most common goals being to: * Optimize pick paths * Perform congestion analysis * Optimize staging areas * Analyze receiving and put-away operations * Optimize slotting * Validate and implement

automation Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, mainly by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machine ...

* Analyze storage media

Supply Chain & Logistics

Simcad Pro can be used to simulate supply chains and logistics operations, with the most common goals being to: * Manage inventory and delivery to ensure product availability * Determine optimal locations for

distribution centers A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to co ...

* Determine impact of changes to

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* Reduce transportation costs * Optimize delivery routes * Plan capacity and scheduling changes * Reduce delivery

lead time A lead time is the latency between the initiation and completion of a process. For example, the lead time between the placement of an order and delivery of new cars by a given manufacturer might be between 2 weeks and 6 months, depending on vari ...

Healthcare

Simcad Pro can be used to simulate healthcare operations, such as emergency rooms and operating rooms, with the most common goals being to: * Optimize patient flow and reduce patient wait times * Optimize bed allocation * Analyze length-of-stay * Optimize staff utilization and scheduling * Optimize ED capacity planning * Optimize OR department scheduling & efficiency

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