Talumis combines Simulation with Optimization techniques
Optimizing SNS-Pool’s supply chain in a Planning & Scheduling environment

Several operators in the Southern North Sea pooled their marine supply together to gain efficiency.This so called SNS Pool delivers bulk and deck cargo to more than 150 locations in the North Sea using a fleet of vessels sailing from Den Helder. Dealing with complex logistics and advanced planning and scheduling issues, one of the Pool’s operators asked Talumis to add their experience to the project in order to determine the optimal number of supply vessels needed on a daily basis and to plan & schedule the loading and unloading of crews in the harbor.

Integrating optimization techniques and simulation
In addition to using an existing simulation software package, Talumis designed a custom made software tool for the O&G market to enable strategic, tactical and operational decisions through multiple time horizons. By combining the unique strengths of both simulation and optimization, the results were reliable, robust, accurate and fast. With the powerful simulation engine it takes only 1 second to make tomorrow’s schedule for10-15 vessels.

Below a video showing the simulation model: