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UniSoma Matemática para Produtividade S.A., established in 1984, is a Brazilian consultancy company specialized in the development and implementation of integrated production and logistics planning solutions.
UniSoma develops Supply Chain Management (SCM) solutions, also known as Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), using multidimensional representations of physical, economic, and management attributes and constraints. It avoids implementing such solutions through the use of simply configured industry-templates (unlike many tier-one SCM providers) since this approach has resulted in many failed projects around the globe. Instead, it combines the modeling experience of a seasoned group of experts with an understanding of its clients' business and organizational environments to achieve, through a collaborative effort, superior planning integration and coordination.
AIMMS Service Partnership
In August 2004, UniSoma Matemática para Produtividade S/A and Paragon Decision Technology BV signed an AIMMS Service Partnership Agreement. UniSoma has been using the AIMMS modeling system since the mid-nineties, providing a service to their clients in both application development and consultancy specializing in integrated production and logistics planning solutions.
Applications and Solutions
Industry sectors to which UniSoma has delivered AIMMS-based solutions include integrated meat production (poultry, swine, and meat processing), pulp & paper, steel, textile, iron ore production, energy, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and financial services. Examples are:
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PlanFlor, Optimal Forest Planning -
PLANFLOR is a solution for optimized forest planning. Considering harvesting costs and productivity forecasting that depends on each region, the model prescribes the best management actions for the forest areas in next 30 years, ensuring wood supply for the plants and minimizing costs.
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SIMAE, Energy Matrix Optimization System – CST (Arcelor Mittal)
SIMAE is based on a MIP model which optimizes integrated daily energy balance regarding production capacities, utilities safety inventories, raw material buying contractual conditions, etc. The system is used to run complex analysis like (a) the optimal use (and/or selling) determination of internal processes by-products, (b) the equipment maintenance scheduling synchronization and (c) the machines setup scheduling.
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SISCAF, Integrated Production Planning for the Sintering Plant and Blast Furnaces – CST (Arcelor Mittal)
An integrated planning of raw material preparation, sintering, and operations at the blast furnaces. It determines the quantities of raw material inputs for the production of sinter and pig iron. It also calculates the fuel mix for the sintering plant and blast furnaces and required distribution of sinter among the blast furnaces.
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Ábaco, Coal Supply Chain Planning - CST (Arcelor Mittal)
This new AIMMS-based system was developed for CST´s iron making department to help them to optimize its Brazilian Coal Supply Chain Planning. It basically involves simultaneous solving of 3 related sub-problems: the shipping scheduling, the coal blending planning for the coke plants and the coal storage planning.
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Supply Chain & Strategic Planning Optimizer – CST (Arcelor Mittal)
Based on a MILP model and integrated to SAP APO (SNP Module of SAP), an AIMMS component was developed for CST´s Supply Chain Network Planning. This Optimizer will support the strategic decision process of obtaining the production mix optimization considering customer profitability as well the production and logistics capacities for CST and its subsidiary Vega do Sul.
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