logistics & site management modelling

Running an efficient intra- and inter-site transport and logistics system is a critical business activity for many companies. Whether you plan or run your own systems or do so on behalf of clients, Paragon can help.

While it is often relatively straightforward to optimise individual aspects of a company's operations, when it comes to logistics and overall site management, things become much more complex. However, optimising this 'linking' aspect of operations is often far more critical to overall performance than maximising the theoretical efficiency of individual processes - after all, an efficient process can become rather inefficient if it runs out of materials to process or is clogged with its own output.

The problem is that the interactions between separate but interdependent processes and discrete events and the bottlenecks that can occur are very difficult to foresee, as are the impact of breakdowns, peaks in demand or other 'irregular' events.

A Paragon model can help you plan and optimise service levels to:

• Keep the plant running by feeding and taking the outputs from critical interrelated processes in a timely manner
• Minimise vehicle queuing and turn-around time
• Optimise traffic movement within or between multiple sites
• Discover the critical ‘pinch points' so you know where to apply management attention
• Plan for responsiveness to changes in demand
• Design contingency plans and manage failures when they occur