Using simulation as a solution for discrete manufacturing optimisation
Across the discrete manufacturing industry, companies face growing pressure to digitalise their planning and production environments to enhance their production control. This transformation is complex, but also full of opportunities. At Nobleo Manufacturing, we use simulation as an essential step, transforming complexity into clarity and supporting smarter decisions, whether for long-term investments or daily productivity gains.
Background: what is a simulation?
At Nobleo Manufacturing we use simulations to strengthen decision-making and create clarity in complex environments. Simulations provide valuable insights into both qualitative effects and quantitative effects, supporting companies in accelerating their digital transformation. In practice, this means that simulations can contribute to:
- Insight into the process and bottleneck analysis
- Smarter investment decisions
- Daily planning optimisation
- Improved productivity and efficiency
The challenge
In job shops, the routing between jobs is typically more complex and less structured than in flow shops, because each product may require its own unique sequence of steps, making optimisation a real challenge. Together with our clients, Nobleo Manufacturing uses simulation as a practical first step in digitalisation. By co-creating flexible solutions tailored to discrete manufacturing, we help develop or turn digital roadmaps into tangible improvements for daily operations and strategic choices for the factory.
Why Nobleo Manufacturing?
Within our Manufacturing Intelligence service, Nobleo Manufacturing has extensive experience in developing for flow shop environments, not as theoretical models, but as operational tools that are used on a daily basis. When linked to ERP and MES systems, the realistic simulation model becomes an operational tool supported by KPI dashboards for management.
What makes us effective is the combination of:
- Years of experience with logistical and operational challenges
- A deep understanding of the language and practice of manufacturing
- Knowledge of the discrete manufacturing industry and digitalisation
This unique combination enables us to successfully apply simulation in both flow shop and job shop environment, delivering solutions that truly work in practice.
Future steps
Our goal is to make the first general simulation blocks available in early 2026. This will lower the threshold for using simulation and make digitalisation more accessible to a wider group of manufacturing companies. To achieve this, we are working closely with knowledge institutes and partners in the Eindhoven region. By introducing simulation in job shop environments, companies not only take a step towards higher productivity, they also learn how to work with digitalisation in a practical, accessible way.
Conclusion
Simulation is more than just a tool, it is a bridge between today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. For job shops, it offers a clear and realistic first step in digitalisation. Nobleo Manufacturing combines practical experience with digital expertise to support companies in their digital transformation, from investment decisions to daily planning and productivity improvement. We are committed to making this step possible, together with our partners and customers. That is how we Achieve New Level Manufacturing Together.
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