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Plant Simulation
Simulation and optimization of production systems and processes
Benefits
•	 Improve productivity of 
existing facilities by as 
much as 20 percent
•	 Reduce investment in 
planning new facilities by as 
much as 20 percent
•	 Cut inventory and 
throughput time by as 
much as 60 percent
•	 Optimize system 
dimensions, including 
buffer sizes
•	 Reduce investment risks 
through early proof of 
concept
•	 Maximize use of manu-
facturing resources
•	 Improve production line 
design and schedule
Summary
Tecnomatix® Plant Simulation software 
enables the simulation and optimization of 
production systems and processes. Using 
Plant Simulation, you can optimize material 
flow, resource utilization and logistics for 
all levels of plant planning from global pro-
duction facilities, through local plants, to 
specific lines.
In times of increasing cost and time pres-
sures in production, along with ongoing 
globalization, logistics has become a key 
factor in the success of a company. The 
need to deliver JIT (just-in-time)/ JIS (just-
in-sequence), introduce Kanban, plan and 
build new, sustainable production facilities, 
and manage global production networks 
(to name a few) requires objective decision 
criteria to help management evaluate and 
compare alternative approaches.
Plant Simulation helps create digital models 
of logistic systems (e.g., production) to 
explore the systems’ characteristics and to 
optimize their performance. The digital 
model enables users to run experiments 
and what-if scenarios without disturbing an 
existing production system or – when used 
in the planning process – long before the 
real system is installed. Extensive analysis 
tools, statistics and charts let users evalu-
ate different manufacturing scenarios and 
make fast, reliable decisions in the early 
stages of production planning.
Plant Simulation helps users:
•	 Detect and eliminate problems that oth-
erwise would require cost- and 
time-consuming corrective measures 
during production ramp-up
•	 Minimize the investment cost of produc-
tion lines without jeopardizing required 
output
•	 Optimize the performance and energy 
usage of existing production systems by 
taking measures that have been verified 
in a simulation environment prior to 
implementation
Modeling manufacturing processes
Plant Simulation enables you to create  
well-structured, hierarchical models of pro-
duction facilities, lines and processes. This 
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Features
•	 Optimize systems for 
reduced energy usage
•	 Simulation of complex 
production systems and 
control strategies
•	 Object-oriented, hierarchical 
models encompassing 
business, logistics and 
production processes
•	 Dedicated application object 
libraries for fast and 
efficient system modeling
•	 Graphical outputs for 
analysis of throughput, 
resources and bottlenecks
•	 Automatic bottleneck 
detection, Sankey diagrams 
and Gantt charts
•	 3D online visualization and 
animation
•	 Integrated neural networks 
and experiment handling
•	 Automated system 
optimization via genetic 
algorithms
•	 Value stream mapping and 
simulation
•	 Open system architecture 
supporting multiple 
interfaces and integration 
capacities (ActiveX, CAD, 
Oracle SQL, ODBC, XML, 
Socket, OPC, etc.)
is achieved through powerful object-ori-
ented architecture and modeling 
capabilities that enable you to create and 
maintain even highly complex systems, 
including advanced control mechanisms.
Plant Simulation’s user interface follows 
Microsoft Windows standards, making it 
easy to get familiar and productive quickly. 
Simulation models can be created quickly 
by using components from application 
object libraries dedicated to specific busi-
ness processes, such as assembly or 
carbody manufacturing processes. Users 
can choose from predefined resources, 
order lists, operation plans and control 
rules. By extending the library with your 
own objects you can capture best-practice 
engineering experiences for further simula-
tion studies.
Complex and detailed simulations can be 
handled, understood and maintained much 
better than in conventional simulation tools 
by using Plant Simulation architectural 
advantages like capsulation, inheritance 
and hierarchy.
Simulating and analyzing system  
performance
Plant Simulation models are used to opti-
mize throughput, relieve bottlenecks and 
minimize work-in-process. The simulation 
models take into consideration internal and 
external supply chains, production 
resources and business processes, allowing 
you to analyze the impact of different 
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production variations. Statistical analysis, 
graphs and charts display the utilization of 
buffers, machines and personnel. You can 
generate extensive statistics and charts to 
support dynamic analysis of performance 
parameters including line workload, break-
downs, idle and repair time and proprietary 
key performance factors.
Model visualization
In addition to the highly efficient 2D model 
view of Plant Simulation, models may be 
visualized in a 3D virtual environment using 
Plant Simulation’s included libraries or your 
own CAD data. The result is impressive 3D 
virtual models that are synchronized at all 
times with their 2D counterparts, allowing 
you the flexibility to choose the appropriate 
method of visualization without compro-
mising simulation and analysis needs.
Contact
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Tecnomatix Plant Simulation
Value Stream Mapping
Implementation
The	Plant	Simulation	Value	Stream	Mapping	Library	(TN75096)	is	an	optional 	
extension	to	the	Plant	Simulation	Standard	or	Professional	license.
Summary
The	Plant	
Simulation	Value	
Stream	Mapping	
library	supports	the	
user,	taking	into	
account	the	
dynamic	relation-
ships	of	complex	
manufacturing	
sequences	to	
increase	the	share	
of	value-added	pro-
duction,	variability,	
quality,	speed	and	
efficiency	for	
increased	produc-
tion,	while	reducing	
inventory	and	capi-
tal	commitment,	and	securing	on-time	delivery.
Tecnomatix Plant 
Simulation
Plant	Simulation	
helps	you	create	
models	of	logistic	
systems	(e.g.,	pro-
duction)	to	explore	
the	systems’	charac-
teristics	and	to	
optimize	their	per-
formance.	The	
digital	model	
enables	users	to	run	
experiments	and	
Benefits
•	 Increase	productivity	of	
existing	production	facilities	
by	as	much	as	20	percent
•	 Reduce	investment	in	
planning	for	new	production	
by	as	much	as	20	percent
•	 Reduce	inventories	and	cycle	
time	by	as	much	as	60 	
percent
•	 Optimize	the	system	
dimensions,	including	buffer	
sizes
•	 Reduce	investment	risk	
through	early	feasibility	
analysis
•	 Increase	resource	utilization
•	 Better	line	planning	and	
allocation
Typical	questions	for	the	
simulation:
•	 How	can	we	minimize	the 	
investment	costs?
•	 Is	the	required	output	
achieved?
•	 What	happens	when	quantity	
changes?
•	 How	can	stocks	be	reduced?
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Tecnomatix Plant Simulation
Value Stream Mapping
Visualization,	analysis	and	improvement	of 	
dynamic	value	chains
what-if	scenarios	without	disturbing	an 	
existing	production	system	or	–	when	used 	
in	the	planning	process	–	long	before	the 	
real	system	is	installed.	Plant	Simulation 	
contains	powerful	object-oriented	archi-
tecture	and	modeling	capabilities	that 	
enable	you	to	create	and	maintain	even 	
highly	complex	systems,	including	
advanced	control	mechanisms.	Plant	
Simulation’s	user	interface	follows	
Microsoft	Windows	standards,	making	it 	
easy	for	you	to	quickly	become	productive. 	
Simulation	models	can	be	created	quickly 	
by	using	components	from	application 	
object	libraries	dedicated	to	specific	busi -
ness	processes.	You	can	extend	the	library 	
with	your	own	objects	through	a	powerful 	
programming	environment	for	the	further-
ing	of	simulation	capabilities.	Tools	for 	
automatic	optimization,	analysis	of	simula -
tion	results	and	3D	visualization	of 	
simulation	models	are	also	available. 	
Extensive	analysis	tools,	statistics	and 	
charts	let	users	evaluate	different	manu -
facturing	scenarios	and	make	fast,	reliable 	
decisions	in	the	early	stages	of	production 	
planning.
Plant	Simulation	helps	users:
•	 Detect	and	eliminate	problems	that 	
otherwise	would	require	cost-	and	time-
consuming	correction	measures	during	
production	ramp-up
•	 Minimize	the	investment	cost	of 	
production	lines	without	jeopardizing	
required	output
•	 Optimize	the	performance	of	existing 	
production	systems	by	taking	measures 	
that	have	been	verified	in	a	simulation 	
environment	prior	to	implementation
•	 Easy	to	use	through	
Microsoft	Windows	
conformity
•	 Block	libraries	for	the	fast 	
and	efficient	modeling	of	
typical	scenarios
•	 Graphs	and	diagrams
•	 Analysis	of	throughput,	
resource	utilization	and	
bottlenecks
Plant	Simulation	allows	for	the	creation	of 	
complex	production	systems	and	processes 	
in	easy	to	understand	computer	models. 	
Using	Plant	Simulation,	material	flow, 	
resource	utilization	and	supply	chains	at	all 	
levels	of	corporate	planning	may	be 	
optimized.
What is Value Stream Mapping?
Value	stream	mapping	is	an	established 	
method	for	studying	the	economic	value 	
added	in	manufacturing	and	for	identify -
ing,	reducing	and	eliminating	non-value 	
added	processes	and	operations.
Value	Stream	Mapping	is	a	modern	method	
of	process	optimization	based	on	the 	
methods	of	lean	management,	as 	
described	by	the	well-known	Toyota 	
Production	System	and	as	applied	by	the 	
Siemens	Production	System.
The	goal	is	to	easily	and	quickly	map	and 	
better	understand	the	value	chain	for	the 	
purpose	of	optimizing	it.	
Objectives and benefits
The	traditional	goals	of	the	Value	Stream 	
Mapping	process	are:	
•	 Increase	production	variability
•	 Increase	production	quality
•	 Increase	production	rate
•	 Increase	production	efficiency
The	aim	is	to	optimize	production 	
resources,	the	layout	of	the	controls	and 	
the	lot	sizes	to	guarantee	a	steady	flow	of 	
production	without	buffer	stock	build-up 	
while	simultaneously	maintaining	quality	
of	order	receipt	and	delivery.
Source: Value Stream Mapping – The Road to Lean 
Manufacturing
Erlach, Klaus; Springer-Verlag, 2010
Why perform value stream mapping in 
Plant Simulation?
•	 Reduction	of	cost	for	data	collection	by 	
The	traditional,	static	value	stream	analysis 	
is	extended	to	include	the	critical	time	ele -
ment	for	stock	availability.
reducing	the	number	of	objects 	
describing	the	processes	through	pre-
defined	logic	blocks
•	 Reduction	in	analysis	effort	through 	
automated	analysis	modules
Through	computer	simulation,	examine	
the	dynamic	effects	of	the	value	stream, 	
which	remain	hidden	in	the	static,	paper-
based	mapping	of	the	value	chain
Thus,	you	can	depict	dynamic	fluctuations 	
of	the	daily	production	due	to	lot	sizes, 	
setup	procedures,	product	variations,	or 	
other	disturbances.
The	dynamic	material	flow	simulation	in 	
Tecnomatix	Plant	Simulation	permits	the 	
reduction	of	the	number	of	products	in 	
production	and	thus	the	capital	investment 	
required	for	robust	production,	ensuring 	
that	natural	fluctuations	in	production	do 	
not	impair	the	ability	to	deliver.
Tecnomatix	Plant	Simulation	is	
part	of	the	Plant	Design	and 	
Optimization	solution	offering	
from	Siemens	PLM	Software.
These	are	coordinated	software	
components	that	enable	you	to 	
plan	the	complete	production	
of	a	plant	by	way	of	a	computer 	
model	to	visualize	and	simulate 	
the	processes	in	production	
lines,	warehouses	and	work-
shops,	so	as	to	quickly,	easily 	
and	safely	achieve	the	required 	
findings	and	results.
The	extensive	portfolio	allows	
for	an	optimized	manufactur-
ing	process	design	lifecycle,	
including	planning,	factory	lay -
out	design,	and	manufacturing	
processes	and	factory	simula-
tion,	enabling	the	seamless	
connection	with	higher-level	
planning	systems.
Approach
Traditional:	Depiction	of	production	by 	
manual,	graphical	sketch	of	the	value 	
stream	using	symbols	on	a	sheet	of	paper 	
showing	the	conditions,	such	as	material 	
flow,	information	flow,	inventories,	value-
added	and	non-value	adding	activities. 	
Based	on	customer	demand,	inventory	and 	
cycle	times,	analysis	of	the	current	state	of 	
production	is	performed	as	a	team. 	
Revision	and	improvement	of	the	value 	
stream	is	then	derived	from	this	current 	
value	stream	mapping	of	the	production 	
process.
Standardized	method	based	on	generally 	
accepted	symbols
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Predefined	core	objects:
•	 Process
•	 Supplier
•	 Customer
•	 Stock
•	 Supermarket
•	 Internal	and	external	
transport
•	 Predefined	controls	for	
mapping	of:		
-		Kanban	processes	
-		Heijunka	Box	
-		Compensation	box
Predefined	objects	for	analysis	
and	evaluation	of:	
•	 Throughput	time
•	 Loading/unloading	or	waiting	
time
•	 Value-added	time
•	 Analysis	of	the	process	
utilization
•	 Availability	of	resources	
(time	sensitive)
Value Stream Mapping Library in Plant 
Simulation
Predefined	symbols	based	on	the	general 	
standard:	
•	 Quick	and	easy	to	learn
•	 Predefined	dialogs	with	configurable	
user	objects
•	 Control	logics
•	 Analysis	objects
Application
The	Plant	Simulation	Value	Stream 	
Mapping	Library	allows	users	to	quickly 	
and	easily	map	and	improve	their	supply 	
chains	with	real	dynamic	behavior.
The	Plant	Simulation	Value	Stream 	
Mapping	Library	was	developed	in	collabo -
ration	with	industry	practitioners	for	use 	
by	industry	practitioners,	providing	the 	
necessary	objects.
Contact
Siemens	Industry	Software
Americas	
Europe	
Asia-Pacific	 +852	2230	3333
+1	800	498	5351
+44	(0)	1276	702000
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Aerospace
Business challenges
Plan for airport upgrade and 
passenger traffic increase
Keys to success
Use Tecnomatix Plant 
Simulation for modeling air 
cargo handling, passenger 
flows in the international 
terminal, as well as various 
terminal performance 
scenarios
Start with single application; 
with success, implement 
simulation across projects 
Results
Bottlenecks identified at the 
design stage and timely 
corrections made
Investment risks reduced for 
reconstruction of the 
international terminal
Airport attained a 
leadership position in the 
Russian civil aviation market
Renovating Russia’s largest airport – virtually
Tecnomatix provides the tools to simulate optimum passenger and cargo handling workflows, 
helping airport become a leader in the Russian civil aviation market 
MOSCOW DOMODEDOVO AIRPORT
Moscow Domodedovo Airport is Russia’s largest airport. Handling 46 percent of air passengers in 
Moscow, the airport is used by 74 airlines and serves 228 destinations across the globe, with 91 
destinations exclusive to the Moscow region. The airport works with 46 foreign and 28 domestic 
airlines. This includes 11 countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In 2009 
Moscow Domodedovo Airport handled 18.7 million passengers.
The cooperation between Domodedovo and Siemens PLM Software began in 1999, when Moscow 
Domodedovo Airport implemented a major redevelopment program – among the largest European civil 
aviation investment projects of the decade – with a proposed series of airport infrastructure upgrades 
that required the development and evaluation of various designs.
Moscow Domodedovo Airport selected Siemens PLM Software as an instrumental technology provider 
for its reconstruction program.
To effectively plan for the airport renovation, qualitative and quantitative efficiency indicators needed 
to be set. In addition, the equipment, floor space and transport requirements needed to be determined. 
Moscow Domodedovo Airport’s experts used advanced computer-aided design (CAD) tools and some of 
the best practices of airports 
globally to address these 
requirements. Among Moscow 
Domodedovo Airport’s strategic 
tools for design and analysis is 
the Plant Simulation solution, 
part of Tecnomatix® software 
from Siemens PLM Software.
The first assignment for 
Tecnomatix was a cargo 
handling simulation project. The 
objective was to model the 
handling of incoming air cargo 
in order to identify bottlenecks 
and to improve overall 
efficiency. Within three weeks 
the model had been developed. 
Key information included the 
aircraft landing schedule, the 
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