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Metaproject was asked by the Chilean government to advise on the best way to rescue the miners. Manuel Viera developed a new model in PrecisionTree to predict the best way to rescue the miners, calculating the method that would subject them to the least risk. On August 5, 2010, a wall column in the San […]
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 This case study shows an example of how to manage schedule risk that could affect the realization of different strategic and tactical goals of a manufacturing company. Addressing Schedule Risk Different factory units need regular maintenance. During the maintenance work the production has to be shut down, which causes a reduction […]
Asher Drory of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management uses @RISK in his graduate-level Financial Management course. Understanding how to use Monte Carlo simulation to account for risk in decision-making is quickly becoming a required skill for today’s business leaders, says Asher Drory, Adjunct Professor of Finance at University of Toronto’s Rotman School […]
Thales uses @RISK to quantify complex markets in of mission-critical electronic information systems for aerospace, defence, and security around the world. Thales is a leading provider of mission-critical electronic information systems for aerospace, defence, and security markets around the world. With operations in 60 countries and 70,000 employees, it develops products for dual markets in […]
Metallurgical giant Met-Mex Peñoles uses the DecisionTools Suite for Six Sigma Design of Experiments. Because silver and gold are so expensive, process optimization allows analysts to test innovations, avoiding costly trial runs. DecisionTools Suite in Six Sigma Design of Experiments Because of the costliness of its raw materials, the metallurgical giant Met-Mex Peñoles, the world’s […]
A consultant with Triangle Economic Research, an Arcadis company, Tim Havranek works with Fortune 500 clients to identify and quantify their potential environmental liabilities and to simulate the least costly routes to meeting their responsibilities. Large industrial companies operating out of many different locations and facilities often have numerous actual or potential environmental legacies that […]
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) provides contracts to U.S. Agencies for telecommunications and information technology. The newest set of services GSA facilitated are called Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS). GSA recently completed a project to acquire these services for Agencies’ use for the next 15 years, valuing at $50B. The GSA used @RISK throughout the acquisition […]
Transnet, the primary freight logistics company in South Africa, relied on @RISK to assess infrastructure expansion, to better understand the risks that might arise during large-scale and complex capital projects. Managing the delivery of all necessary goods within a country is not a simple task. It can require the careful coordination of ships, ports, railways, […]
Preformed Line Products (PLP), a leading manufacturer in the overhead power lines industry, uses @RISK and its GoalSeek function to develop an intelligent and tailored method for bringing together different hardware components to work together in a working and robust system. The method has saved time and money for PLP and enabled outside vendors to […]
Steel giant Tata Steel enlisted the help of HVR Consulting Services Ltd to conduct a series of project and business risk assessments. The project risk assessments aimed to ensure all risks to the project were identified and analysed, and @RISK was used as the tool to analyse the project timescales. Risk Management is the process […]
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) divisions use @RISK and the DecisionTools Suite for dam and levee safety, asset management, cost estimation, construction, SMART Planning, regulatory functions, program management, project management, and more. USACE Provides Engineering Solutions for the U.S’s Toughest Challenges The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is comprised of over 37,000 dedicated […]
Wright Homes, a small real estate development and property management company, uses Palisade’s @RISK to minimize financial risk when purchasing, rehabilitating and managing affordable, single-family homes. Real estate investment opportunities come in all shapes and sizes – from new developments that provide reliable, predictable income, to troubled properties that could have significant financial ‘potential’ if […]
