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COL(R) Pat Sullivan, Vice President, Army Programs ProModel: The Senior Logisticians Advanced Course (SLAC) is completing it’s third two-week session under the management of University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). | CIOReview Recognizes ProModel as one of '20 Most Promising Simulation Solution Providers' Click here to read the full article
Read the CIOReview digital magazine article | Decision Support Tool Promotes Army's Supply Chain Readiness 'DST gives materiel managers the capability to realign equipment on their property books to maximize readiness or fulfill high-priority requirements. A plan that once took days to create can now be completed in minutes. With just a few clicks of the mouse, property book officers can optimize their formation, synchronizing existing equipment on-hand against authorization.'
- Lt. Col. Rodney Smith, chief, Distribution Integration Division, DMC. | AMC (Army Materiel Command) Restoring its Atrophied Repair Parts Inventory Using a new system called the Decision Support Tool that Army Sustainment Command runs out of Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., “for the first time in my career, we can really see ourselves, and so we know where every single piece of equipment in the Army is, whether you are in the active component, the Reserve component or the National Guard. It’s never been that way; it’s very powerful.” Army Materiel Command - General Gus Perna | ProModel Newsletter Fall 2017 Check out the new features soon to be released in ProModel & MedModel 2018, as well as the latest customer success stories and training options. Read the Newsletter here. | ProModel Corporation Announces Support of 10th Annual Paralyzed Veterans Golf Open - June 19, 2017
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Simulation to Predict Effect of Citywide Events on Emergency Department Operations A discrete event simulation of the ED at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was designed and validated using past data. The model was used to predict the patient length of stay (LOS) and number of admitted patients if the arrival stream to the ED were to change by 50% from typical arrivals in either direction. | Connected Logistics Awarded $461M Ceiling Idiq Prime Contract To Provide Program Management Support Services
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Interview of Steve Haekler, ProModel Marketing Director, by Clarity Quest | ProModel is excited to introduce our healthcare solutions to organizations, like the VA, who are serious about improving healthcare access and quality. The Veteran Affairs Department is working hard on system wide improvements for access and other very critical issues, and they have already surpassed the private sector in adopting many technological innovations that could easily transform the future efficiency and effectiveness of their entire system. It's this type of forward thinking and informed decision making that will solve the major problems existing across the healthcare service field as a whole. Orlando Sentinel recently featured this article on how various VA medical centers are working together to share best practices and the technological implementations that help increase their efficiency. |
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What's New in ProModel 2018 SP1. We are excited to announce the release of ProModel and MedModel 2018 SP1. Enhancements Macros are usable in Array import/export fields; Macros can replace File, Sheet, and Cells; Users can now experiment with Array import and export by changing the macro scenario. Check out the new features soon to be released in ProModel & MedModel 2018, as well as the latest customer success stories and training options. Read the Newsletter here. ProModel Corporation Announces Support of 10th Annual Paralyzed Veterans Golf Open - June 19, 2017.
Mark Klee; Adjunct Professor – Eastern Kentucky University
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I know what you are thinking “From Reality to Model” shouldn’t that be the other way around? As an engineer at Toyota for the past 24 years I often encounter manufacturing processes that have slowly de-optimized. And now, just by walking by the processes on the floor, I can see waste (motion, waiting, over-processing). I know this means that the these processes need some work.
Our typical method of improving these processes would be to employ the traditional Toyota Production System tools. We begin with observation and time study. Then we use video for motion analysis making these processes visual on paper with standardized work combination tables, standardized work charts, and production capacity calculations. Through these simple analysis tools, the waste in the process becomes more obvious and begins to generate ideas for improvement.
This is typically done one process or one zone of processes at at time. It is also usually done with paper, pencil, and stopwatch. The methods have proven time and again to be effective for process improvement and an effective method of developing engineers as well as manufacturing floor members in process improvement.
After the waste is discovered and the improvement ideas generated it is time to try some improvement ideas. The process visualization and capacity calculation documents are then modified to simulate the improvement idea. Then it is time to try the modified process on the production floor. The concept is tested in a controlled environment. After success is documented, the process standards are modified the team is trained to the new standard.
Using ProModel works very well with the Toyota Production System and as a method for developing manufacturing engineers, manufacturing floor members and students in manufacturing focused curriculum. In Eastern Kentucky University’s Applied Engineering and Management class, we follow this progression.
- We first focus on learning process observation and visualization skill using the standard Toyota Production System tools.
- Next we learn the processes of implementing controlled change in a mass production environment. We learn and practice these skills on the manufacturing floor to gain real world experience.
- After learning the basics of observation and improvement, we come back to the classroom where we employ ProModel to fine tune our processes and learn if there are any opportunities for optimization that may have been overlooked.
- With ProModel we can also test scenarios that may be difficult to test on the actual production floor like moving a piece of equipment, modifying a cycle time, changing a conveyor length or changing a delivery frequency.
- These trials can be done as quickly as you can change the numbers in the model allowing for many more cycles of trial and error or trial and success in a shorter time.
As a result of the course and ProModel, students have deeper understanding of both the theory and application of process improvement allowing them to be an instant contributor to a manufacturing organization upon their graduation.
In the end, deeply understanding the current reality through observation, documentation, and modification of the current process helps us make a more accurate model. The result of the more accurate model is further optimization. This deepens learning and the improvement cycle continues.
Brief Bio:
Mark Klee, BS Eastern Kentucky University 1990, MS Purdue University 1992
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky 1994-Present
Eastern Kentucky University Adjunct Faculty 2012-Present