SIMCORE: Searching for a better way to plan with capacity constraints.
The dramatic rise in quality and efficiency requirements in airport operations incurred fast security measures enhancement. This in turn puts pressure on passenger service levels and retail income as a result of longer waiting times at check-in and security check points. New projects arise.
Each start-up needs to be a success.
Lack of visibility forces Terminal Operation Managers to make decisions based solely on experience.
New dynamics are difficult to measure and Managers need bridges to the future.
And those bridges can be in the form of capacity planning, SIMCORE’s main business.
Passenger Terminal Operations Optimization
SIMCORE airports Planners provide visibility to analyze passenger flows through terminal.
Project managers can actually view potential capacity problems rather than speculating. Our knowledge allows us evaluating people mover systems, sizing retail and lounge areas based on passenger profiles, provide load vs. capacity visibility at manned operations.
Baggage Handling Optimization
SIMCORE airport planners evaluate Baggage Handling Systems (BHS) and optimize designs. We analyze system performance, size material handling equipments, define and validate operational strategies.
Our virtual BHS systems allow us to experiment several scenarios and to deal with off-line commissioning using control system testing platforms.
Cargo Handling Optimization
Cargo Handling Systems capacity planning allows us to provide visibility on systems performance by considering factors such as materials handling equipments capacity, operational ware housing and cross-docking strategies. As for BHS, we test control systems using our off-line commissioning platform in order to secure projects start-up. PRODUCTS
PAX2SIM: Easy to use Passenger Terminal Capacity planning
PAX2SIM is a data-driven solution used for infrastructure projects and planning in order to size airports and generate trends on passengers frequenting information.
PAX2SIM features:
• Data driven and process simulation
• Resources planning and allocation
• Peak analysis for passenger, baggage, friend, trolley
• Flow diagram
• Terminal functional areas sizing
• Scenarios management
• Passenger dwell time forecast
• Scenarios comparison
• Evaluate Baggage Handling System demand
PAX2COUNT: Passenger Terminal Performance Measurement
To improve frequentation and performance in the airports, SIMCORE developed a new method to analyze and evaluate performance of airport passenger terminals: PAX2COUNT.
The software has been specified jointly with ADPI in order to be accurate and easy to use in the terminal, even and especially during peak periods. One critical issue for any simulation pre-sizing study is to gather accurate and up-to-date flow data.
“Passenger Terminal Performance Measurement” software is to be used on a Tablet PC or a PDA.
PAX2COUNT features:
• Resources numbering
• Passengers counting
• Passengers/Bags timing
• Process timing
• Density mapping
Through numerous international projects, SIMCORE already has capitalized a great experience in passenger capacity planning, baggage and cargo handling systems optimization such as Paris CDG, Athens International, Jeddah KAIA, Delhi T3, Basel- Mulhouse EuroAirport, London Heathrow Eastern Campus, Airfrance Cargo G1XL, TNT Eurohub, Aeroporti di Roma…
Athens International Airport (AIA) challenge for the Olympic Games was to provide high number of passengers coming for the event with the best service and highest security level. AIA Baggage Handling System team has developed with SIMCORE a virtual airport that includes operations and allows analyzing any flight schedules.
Palma de Majorca (for Siemens) in order to develop the simulation of the Baggage Handling System, including all physical and functional rules from check-in desks to make-up carrousels for the design validation phase.
Jeddah KAIA (for ADPI) in order to allocate airport resources and evaluate needs for the future new terminal BHS, in order to specify the need and performances for the project specification.
Aeroporti di Roma and EuroAirport have selected our technology in order to optimize seasonal and daily planning at the passenger terminal. It allows them to optimize resource needs forecasts and reduce passengers waiting times. They also evaluate airport operations changes due to new regulations.
London Heathrow Eastern Campus challenge has been to evaluate for Siemens and British Airport Authorities (BAA) the demand for the future T2 and other terminals of LHR Eastern Campus. Our technology has been used for HBS capacity planning allocations of make-up and reclaims…
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