The AnyLogic Company is a multinational team operating from the US and Europe with a global network of partners. They design and develop simulation modeling software for business applications:
AnyLogic —general-purpose simulation software
AnyLogic Cloud —cloud environment for model execution and integration
AnyLogistix —software for supply chain modeling
Their flagship product, AnyLogic, builds simulation models for complex business environments. Its flexibility allows users to capture the complexity of virtually any system, at any level of detail, to help customers solve business problems. AnyLogic software is utilized world-wide in thousands of commercial organizations and academic institutions, including over 40% of Fortune 100 companies.
Microsoft End-to-End Supply Chain Management Solution: Design, Testing and Implementation
Microsoft is one of the largest tech companies in the world, with sales revenue of over 90 billion US dollars. The company has over 30,000 products with a large variation in life cycles, more than 13 contract manufacturers, and 12 distribution centers. Many of its sales come from selling physical devices, and this exposes the company to an accompanying level of complexity and uncertainty. In 2015, Goldratt Research Labs was contracted by Microsoft to design, validate, pilot, and implement an end-to-end Supply Chain Management solution based on Theory of Constraints (see White Paper) best practices. This formed part of Microsoft’s “One Devices Supply Chain” (1DSC) solution designed to achieve:
A critical part of the project was for Goldratt Research Labs to develop a self-configurable Supply Chain simulation model using AnyLogic to validate the likely operational and financial improvements that would be achieved from the TOC based solution design before going live.