There are some syntax changes in FlexSim 2017. Here’s a quick summary of the important stuff: We’ve made an enormous, comprehensive update to our FlexScript language. All FlexScript in models created prior to FlexSim 2017 will still execute just fine… as long as your script was correct in the first place! Now that you’re aware […]
How student teams gained valuable experience by helping a major outpatient clinic better serve patients Not too long ago, we had the privilege of congratulating and speaking with a trio of students from Louisiana State University. Their “Geaux FlexSim” team are past winners of the SHS/FlexSim student competition. More on that in a minute. Since […]
Why you can save hours on your projects with FlexSim Recently I got to witness a modeling miracle. Like most of our past training courses, the instructor (in this case our training manager Regan Blackett) sat down with one of the attendees to build a model he wanted to start working on. It was a […]
Award-winning health systems find a balance between efficiency and effectiveness Each year since 1993, Truven Health Analytics has investigated thousands of U.S. hospitals for their 100 Top Hospitals® report. The study is well-regarded on social media, it’s been cited in many publications—and my local hospital seems proud enough to be included that they displayed a […]
It’s already used in industry, and it can definitely benefit modelers Have you seen the new commercial for Samsung’s Gear VR? It wasn’t what I’d expect from a virtual reality device—because we barely even saw Samsung’s new virtual reality headset. Instead, the commercial was careful to stay away from the geeky, unwieldy look the technology […]
George Gonzalez-Rivas (Co-Founder, Newmodel Consulting) The great Maimonides famously said that a Doctor should treat the patient, not the disease. But what happens when the real patient is the healthcare process itself, and the cause cannot be traced to trauma or disease or aging? The healthcare community is constantly developing expensive new drugs, fantastic machines, […]
Lou Keller (Lt. Col., U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, Ret.) I was going to write about “distributive healthcare” after a recent HSPI Conference, but got sidetracked by more urgent business. So, although I’m a little late, here are my thoughts! The first day of the conference, I was asked to meet with two members of […]
Lou Keller (Lt. Col., U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, Ret.) Early this week, I was cajoled into reading a study by Booz Allen Hamilton that revealed three important trends in how American consumers feel about healthcare. Know what it revealed? First, that the future of healthcare is uncertain. Second, that cost control is paramount. And […]
I’d like to tell you about an invention. It’s called the Inkstop Mk1, and it was awarded second place at the Invention Convention last year. This device can be used by law enforcement to stop fleeing vehicles, ideally in a safer manner than (or in conjunction with) existing methods. And that’s all I can tell […]
Lou Keller (Lt. Col., U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, Ret.) I keep a registry of “buzz words” and their definitions on my laptop, mostly for my own protection. It’s so I don’t look ignorant if one pops up in an email from some colleague asking for my opinion of the latest process improvement technique or […]
Material Handling & Logistics recently ran a piece on the “7 Keys to Inventory Optimization.” The author, supply chain veteran Jeff Primeau, discusses some of the important areas to consider when creating an inventory optimization strategy. He also provides a few words of warning to those companies who dive into optimization without proper planning and […]
LeanCor Supply Chain Group, a thought leader in lean logistics and supply chain, recently released a list of best practices in lean warehousing. In the article, they assert that “lean warehousing is necessary and plays a critical role and must be integrated into the entire supply chain.” Let’s take a look at three of these […]
FlexSim’s free AGV module was specifically designed to help you model AGV systems. You can do it faster and easier than ever before, regardless of how complex or intricate your system is. The module, now available for download through the Online Content section in the FlexSim software, marks the first dedicated material handling product developed […]
Backstory It finally happened: the virus outbreak that has changed 80% of the earth’s population into the living dead. But in a twist from mythology, zombies don’t need to feed on brains – they want power! Literally. Mankind has the technology to produce energy cubes, containers that seem to satiate the undead for days. You […]
It would be a bold-faced lie to declare that businesses have only one choice in simulation software. There are dozens of companies that dabble in process simulation software, and they can be large and small, new and well-established. The real difference in simulation software lies in how accurately and quickly you get results, especially in […]
