Case Study: Eurystic helps a large steel manufacturer boost production with AnyLogic simulation software

Eurystic boosts production 10% with AnyLogic

Eurystic, an Argentinian consulting company, worked with a large steel manufacturer facing production scheduling challenges. The manufacturer, which produces metal meshes and drawn wire, relied on manual spreadsheet planning, leading to low productivity and difficulty maintaining a balanced product mix to meet customer demand. They sought a production planning and scheduling software from vendor AnyLogic to generate an optimized schedule and forecast system behavior, aiming to maximize service levels while improving resource efficiency.

Using AnyLogic simulation software, Eurystic developed an agent-based model with a custom optimization engine that used local search heuristics to test different production strategies. The solution automated the scheduling process, reducing generation time from days to hours, and provided valuable insights through KPIs and charts. The implementation resulted in a 10% increase in production for the manufacturer and allowed them to anticipate problems, optimize raw material requirements, and make important strategic decisions about their product offerings.