Simulation Model for Automotive Tire Manufacturing

• This is a tire production plant manufacturing four types of tires (Tire 1, Tire 2, Tire 3, Tire 4).

• The targeted manufacturing processes are: Material Preparation → Tire Building → Vulcanization (Note: Mixing and inspection processes are excluded from this simulation.)

• Equipment Layout and Appropriate WIP:

  Adjust the number of machines according to capacity differences between processes to balance production capability. Ensure that the bottleneck process (vulcanization) operates at maximum utilization by properly placing WIP of green tires.

• Material Preparation:

Produce two types of each material required for tire manufacturing: Tread 1, Sidewall 1, Ply 1, Belt 1, Bead 1, Liner 1, Chafer 1 Tread 2, Sidewall 2, Ply 2, Belt 2, Bead 2, Liner 2, Chafer 2

• Materials are shipped as rolls and supplied to the tire building machines in roll form. (In this model, one roll can produce 20 green tires.)

• Material Composition for Each Tire Type:

Tire 1: {Tread 1, Sidewall 1, Ply 1, Belt 1, Bead 1, Liner 1, Chafer 1} Tire 2: {Tread 2, Sidewall 1, Ply 1, Belt 2, Bead 1, Liner 1, Chafer 1} Tire 3: {Tread 1, Sidewall 1, Ply 2, Belt 2, Bead 2, Liner 1, Chafer 2} Tire 4: {Tread 2, Sidewall 2, Ply 2, Belt 2, Bead 2, Liner 2, Chafer 2}