Academic Case Studies
Helping participants with their understanding and application of modeling with a purpose
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Program Overview
Simio’s Academic Case Study Program is a re-imagining of the student competition that Simio hosted for many years, but with the specific goal of helping participants with their understanding and application of modeling with a purpose.
- The Academic Case Study Program is a semi-annual release of instructional material formulated around an assignment, with teaching materials provided to support students in their investigation, as well as solutions for the assignment.
- The program will be offered in the Fall and Spring of each academic year, and registrants will have online access to the materials for each term that they are registered.
To request instructor resources, email [email protected]. To receive these resources, you must be a verified course instructor. If you already are a grant order, please supply your Grant Identifier (e.g., AG-00000000-00000) with your request. Otherwise, please provide proof of your status and your affiliation with the academic institution.
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Current Academic Case Study – Fall 2024
Simio Aerospace, a manufacturer of commercial airliners, is evaluating planned changes to their final assembly systems. Their process line has multiple workstations, each with a statement of work consisting of 5 to 20 aggregated tasks. Each task has unique requirements for labor, tools and material handling. The current system is schedule driven, so any work not completed at the time the line pulses will be “traveled” downstream since airplanes simply go from one location to the next according to the cycle time, regardless of whether all the work is finished by the specified time. Evaluating alternative production policies regarding this traveled work is objective for this case study. The manufacturing process is labor-intensive, and Work in Process (WIP) is costly. Therefore, process improvement in the areas of labor productivity and reduction of WIP is critical.
Previous Case Studies & Student Competitions
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January 2024
Simio Fresh Mex – Spring 2024
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August 2023
Simio Warehouse – Fall 2023
May 2023
Bank of Simio Currency Exchange – Spring 2023
August 2022
Estadio Simio Matchday Analysis – Fall 2022
May 2022
Simio Supply Logistics – Spring 2022
August 2021
Simio Clinic and Urgent Care – Fall 2021
January 2021
Simio Shelving Shop – Spring 2021
August 2020
Simio BBQ Smoke Pit – Fall 2020
May 2020
Miebach Distribution Center – Spring 2020
August 2019