Welcome to AAI's monthly Innovations, where we share with you the best practices in simulation engineering through case studies and industry experience. In this month's issue, we focus on how simulation can be used to address concerns with adopting new security processes within the supply chain corridor.

Evolving supply chain corridors: Using simulation modeling as a tool for impacts within the trading industry

Two things are happening in the U.S. distribution networks today that drive the need to establish secure trading corridors. First is the constant change in the traffic patterns of shippers and distributors - to streamline the flow of inventory, to minimize delays in bringing goods to market, and to minimize transportation spend and inventory carrying costs. Second is the need of international shippers to reduce the potential for security breaches in the movement of goods to and within the United States.

Simulation is the most reliable and proven technology to quickly quantify, test, and validate the impact of changes to your infrastructure and/or operations – and to experiment with different “what-if” scenarios for planning purposes. Automation Associates, Inc. (AAI) has developed simulation models specially designed to address the concerns with adopting new security processes and understanding their impact on operations.

Our simulation model results can help you understand and predict system throughput. We invite you to learn more about emerging trends within the supply chain corridor by downloading our white paper, Supply Chain Corridors: Using modeling as a tool for measuring impacts to within the trading industry.

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