Title :
Simulation modeling for quality and productivity in steel cord manufacturing
Author :
Türkseven, Can Hulusi ; Ertek, Gürdal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Ind. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We describe the application of simulation modeling to estimate and improve quality and productivity performance of a steel cord manufacturing system. We describe the typical steel cord manufacturing plant, emphasize its distinguishing characteristics, identify various production settings and discuss applicability of simulation as a management decision support tool. Besides presenting the general structure of the developed simulation model, we focus on wire fractures, which can be an important source of system disruption.
Keywords :
decision support systems; digital simulation; manufacturing processes; productivity; steel manufacture; management decision support tool; productivity improvement; quality improvement; simulation modeling; steel cord manufacturing system; system disruption; wire fractures; Copper; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Production; Productivity; Steel; Tires; Virtual manufacturing; Wire; Wounds;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 Winter
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8131-9
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2003.1261554
