Case Study: Norvik Ltd increases production throughput with Simul8 and Production Support 56

Norvik Ltd increases line throughput by 55% with SIMUL8

The customer, Norvik Ltd, a specialty food producer, faced challenges modernizing its production line to diversify its product range and increase throughput. Their outdated equipment had insufficient capacity and created bottlenecks, while staff were underutilized under the current shift patterns. Norvik engaged vendor SIMUL8 and their partner, Production Support 56, to use predictive simulation to identify these issues and validate new equipment.

Using SIMUL8, Production Support 56 constructed a dynamic simulation model to assess the production process. The solution evaluated multiple scenarios, including new equipment and optimized shift patterns. The results were significant: the model identified solutions to increase line output by 55% and demonstrated that alternative working patterns could boost daily production by 35%. This allowed Norvik's new owners to make informed investment decisions by calculating the cost-benefit and payback period for new process equipment.

Norvik Ltd