Simulation Model Creation for Verifying the Production Capacity of a Production Line and Sizing in-Process Inventory

Abstract

The high complexity of logistical systems in connection with the high competitive pressure makes the implementation of efficient processes in companies and supply chains inevitable. Unlike the optimization in which an attempt is made to model a problem directly, analytically or through modelling using heuristic, the simulation tracks another, i.e. intuitive approach. The development of information technology has created the need to apply a comprehensive system of technical data management in industrial practice. It was necessary to increase the efficiency of information sharing within the value-added chain of the company on specific projects. The aim of this paper is to create a model of production disposition with material flow simulation in TX Plant Simulation software environment for verifying the maximal potential capacity of production.