LOGISTICS PLANNING 4.0IMPROVING DECISION MAKING PROCESSES

WITH VIRTUAL REALITY

CONSULTING FACT SHEET

BENEFITS

Reductionineffortandtimefor

planningdeliverssavings

Highlevelofplanningreliabilityby

integratingmaterialflowdata

Trainingbeforeimplementationand

familiarization

WHAT DO USERS SAY?

It‘seasytodesignprojects

Youcanactivelyparticipateinplanning

Changesarequickandeasy

Actively involving customers is particularly important when

planning and designing complex, in-company warehousing

and material flow concepts. Ehrhardt + Partner Consulting

(EPC)usesvirtualrealitytechnologytodojustthat.Visualiza-

tionusingvirtualrealityalsogivesyoucomprehensiveinsight

into planning and design and lets you adapt your planning

fast.

Actively shape your logistics.

Virtualrealityisusedtoplanwarehousingandmaterialflow

conceptsinthreedimensions,therebybringingconceptsto

life.Youcannotjustvisualizethedatainamodel,butsimu-

lateandemulateittoo.Thevisualizationcanthereforebeen-

richedwithrealmaterialflowdata,exposingbottleneckson

transportroutes,forexample.

Theresult is thatyoucanplanproactivelyandavoiderrors

beforetheyoccur.

Comprehensive insight and rapid adaptation to changes

3D visualizations improve understanding of the process

Can be used directly for further planning, e.g. simulation or emulation

We would be delighted to support you through planning and implementation of your project

and as an expert partner after implementation – we neutral and independent of any manu-

facturer.

Particularly for complex projects, visuali-

zationandsimulationareakeyadvantage

that further increases planning reliability.

Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or similar

virtual reality hardware can be used to

presentthesolutioneasily,inawaythatis

easytounderstandandwithafocusonthe

finaloutcome.Emulationalsoletsyoutest

all the functions of the system before in-

stallinganything.

Redesigning/replanning,

expanding,retrofitting

Optimizingexistinglogistics

systems

Asthebasisforsimulation

andemulation

Increasesplanning

reliability

Reducesplanningeffort

Simulationandemulation

arealsoavailable,in

additiontovisualization

Planningtool

Virtualwarehousetours

Trainingbefore

implementationand

familiarization

APPLICATIONS BENEFITS USES

EPC–Ehrhardt+PartnerConsultingGmbH

AlteRömerstraße3•D-56154Boppard-Buchholz•Germany

Telefon (+49)6742-87270•Fax(+49)6742-872750

E-Mail info@epg.com

Internetwww.epg.com

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The models created by EPC can also be

usedforotherprocesses.Forexample,the

modelscanbeeasilysentbye-mailanddis-

played on computers or mobile devices,

suchassmartphonesortablets.Themodel

canalsobeprintedusinga3Dprinter.

Take control of your logistics planning

and avoid errors before they occur.

Easier to understand than traditional

CAD layouts

Ability to „step right into“ warehouse

logistics

Shallower learning curve thanks to training

before implementation and familiarization

Example of a visualization from the EBL logistics innovation center