SIMULATION AND LOGISTIC OPTIMIZATION - LOAD TRAINS

Client: Ferroexpreso Pampeano - Grupo Techint

The operational analysis of the company was made using an advanced simulation tool, achieving the optimization of its resources..

Through its application, it was possible to improve the efficiency in the operations and increase the profitability, also improving the level of customer service.

Objective: Optimize the operation and make investment decisions.

Methodology used: Discrete simulation with Extend.

Brief description: The model developed was implemented in a discrete simulator, which generates each load order and simulates the allocation and movement of each locomotive and groups of wagons to respond to them. The simulation is stochastic, since the times, both of movement and of loading and unloading, are simulated in a random way, with a statistic that was elaborated from the actual data of operation.