Simulating your rail operations means greater efficiency, increased transparency of operating data, and the ability to act quickly. Our simulation models for industrial railways, intermodal terminals, operating stations, and loading points create optimum predictability for operational track systems or internal track systems, logistics processes, and relevant KPIs.
Using dynamic tools and highly customizable simulations, we identify options for action for virtually any traffic and operating situation and systematically develop them further. We develop digital twins of your rail operations, tailored to your specific infrastructure and objectives.
To this end, we consider not only the influence of freight transport on the public rail network and your options for making optimal use of combined transport, but also variables that are closely related to operations. These include, for example, your internal rail facilities, switches, signals along the routes, as well as operating strategies and the deployment plans for shunting locomotives.
Whether it’s a factory railway, track infrastructure, or terminal hub, we analyze and simulate relevant operating situations in order to develop robust options for action and optimize them systematically.
From factory railways to automated transport systems
Internal factory transport encompasses all transport movements on the factory premises, whether for materials, goods, or personnel. A distinction can be made between different means of transport, which are used depending on the route, load, and degree of automation. Horizontal transport, for example, is carried out using industrial trucks such as forklifts, tugger trains, or pallet trucks. Vertical transport is often carried out by cranes, lifting devices, or elevators. A special element of internal factory transport is rail-bound transport in the form of factory railways or internal shunting traffic in intermodal terminals and transshipment stations. These rail vehicles move large loads efficiently over long distances within the company premises and are a key area of optimization in our simulation projects. Our simulations reveal where transport processes are running efficiently and where there is hidden potential for optimization.
Our analysis and simulation models take into account:
This targeted data collection creates a realistic, controllable representation: your digital twin of rail operations.
Optimize cost-effectiveness
Simulating your rail operations reveals how time, resources, and operating costs can be balanced, both for current operating processes and as a forecast for future scenarios.
Develop data literacy
We visualize relevant key figures, identify inefficient processes, and reveal unused capacities. This allows you to identify reserves, avoid operational overloads, and create better coordinated (operational) processes.
Be able to act dynamically
Comprehensive detailed knowledge, simulations in operational use, and an understanding of all relevant key figures improve your responsiveness to changing operating scenarios. With our simulation of railway operations, we ask specific “what if” questions and equip you with suitable solutions.
“Working with SDZ has shown us how valuable precise simulation is for our decision-making. The digital twin of our rail operations enabled us to identify bottlenecks at an early stage, optimize processes, and plan investments in a targeted manner. We were particularly impressed by the practical advice we received.”
Dr. M. Weber, Head of Logistics Planning, Chemical Industry
An overview of our services for simulating internal rail operations:
We combine railway operations with digital intelligence. Our simulation solutions improve your railway operations. By combining simulation and railway engineering, we can adapt both your transport structures and internal production systems to changing logistical and economic conditions. The digital representation of production and logistics processes reveals bottlenecks and inefficiencies. We identify the causes of performance losses and show you sustainable, effective solution options. The cost-benefit ratio and the close link between time management and costs are important areas of focus here.
We make optimization concretely feasible
“With our digital twins, we create transparency for our customers’ internal rail operations. This helps them to make their operational processes more efficient and economical in the long term.”
Carsten Stange, Head of Simulation at SDZ
Important areas that we cover when creating a digital twin include shunting operations within your facility, capacities and utilization of internal tracks, train formation and parking logistics, timing and throughput times, coordination of goods flows, freight transport, and production. The company’s objectives set the pace and can be developed and refined through simulations if necessary.
We advise
Yes, this is an important part of our optimization process. Our models record resource usage, identify bottlenecks, and show how staffing requirements can be efficiently aligned with infrastructure and process logic.
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