Production Line Balancing in a Mixed-Model Production System: A Case Study

Based on the principal concepts of streamline balance, this paper analyses the issue of the line balancing, through analyzing traditional assembly line balance method and having the bottleneck work processes to amend the parameters of the Workplace design, and then building up a multi-variety small-batch production line balancing mixed-model.

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An economic case study of entire male grain-fed beef from a north-western Queensland production system

Animal Production Science ◽

10.1071/an10266 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 51 (6) ◽

pp. 570 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. A. Wainewright ◽

A. J. Parker ◽

W. E. Holmes ◽

H. Zerby ◽

L. A. Fitzpatrick

Keyword(s):

Production System ◽

Production Systems ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Beef Production ◽

Market Prices ◽

System A ◽

Study Evaluation ◽

Gross Margins ◽

North Western

Assessing the differences in gross margins for a north-western Queensland beef-production system was undertaken using herd-budgeting software. The analysis reviewed the viability of producing beef for the domestic market from either a steer or bull production system. A hypothetical herd of 1200 breeders was created for the case study evaluation. An integrated beef production system from breeding to feedlot finishing was found to be less profitable for bull beef production than for steers at the current market prices. Although bull production was more profitable than steer production during the feedlot phase, the production of bulls in this phase failed to compensate for the earlier economic losses in the weaning phase of –AU$24.04 per adult equivalent for bulls. During the feedlot phase, bull production systems had lower break-even sale prices than did steer production systems. In reviewing two pricing scenarios for bulls, it was found that marketing bulls at the same price as steers was the most profitable production system. We conclude that the production of bull beef from a north-western Queensland production system can be profitable only if bulls can be sold without discount relative to steers.

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Application of lean manufacturing in mass production system: A case study in Indian manufacturing unit

2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management ◽

10.1109/ieem.2014.7058729 ◽

2014 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Kishore Kumar ◽

A. John Rajan ◽

R. Kaja Bantha Navas ◽

S. Sahaya Rubinson

Keyword(s):

Production System ◽

Mass Production ◽

Lean Manufacturing ◽

System A

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Using Multi-layer Stream Mapping to Assess the Overall Efficiency and Waste of a Production System: A Case Study from the Plywood Industry

Procedia CIRP ◽

10.1016/j.procir.2016.04.086 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 48 ◽

pp. 128-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

E.J. Lourenço ◽

J.P. Pereira ◽

R. Barbosa ◽

A.J. Baptista

Keyword(s):

Production System ◽

System A ◽

Plywood Industry ◽

Overall Efficiency

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Optimizing Assembly Line Production through Line Balancing: A Case Study

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.761.104 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 761 ◽

pp. 104-108

Author(s):

Adi Saptari ◽

Jia Xin Leau ◽

M. Nor Akramin

Keyword(s):

Cycle Time ◽

Assembly Line ◽

Line Balancing ◽

Additional Increase ◽

Line Production ◽

System A ◽

Line Setting ◽

Assembly Operations ◽

Current Systems

In Line Balancing principles, the total workload in the assembly process is divided as evenly as possible among the workstations, without violating the sequences and relations in the assembly operations. Line balancing is important in an assembly system as it balances the line and increases the efficiency, as well as the productivity of a system. A case study was conducted in the assembly line of an electrical accessories manufacturer in Malaysia. The cycle time for each station was recorded, and the standard cycle time was estimated. The productivity, as well as the efficiency of the current assembly line, were studied. In terms of the productivity, the performance of the current systems was 500 units/worker/day, while the expected productivity was 600 units/worker/day. An assembly line setting was proposed based on the Line Balancing Method; the productivity for the proposed line increased to 671 units/worker/day, or in rough additional increase around 34%.

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A CASE STUDY ON IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY USING IE TOOLS

International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ◽

10.47893/ijmie.2013.1105 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 249-252

Author(s):

BHAVIK SHAILESHKUMAR SHETH ◽

TANMAY SWAROOP ◽

RABINDER HENRY

Keyword(s):

Production Line ◽

Assembly Line ◽

Mixed Model ◽

Assembly Line Balancing ◽

Value Added ◽

Work Load ◽

Performance Measure ◽

Line Balancing ◽

Mixed Model Assembly Line ◽

Mixed Model Assembly

Assembly line balancing has been a focus of interest in Industrial Engineering for the last few years. Assembly line balancing is the problem of assigning tasks to workstations by optimizing a performance measure while satisfying precedence relations between tasks and cycle time restrictions. Line balancing is an important feature in ensuring that a production line is efficient and producing at its optimum. The process of Line balancing attempts to equalize the work load on each workstation of the production line. Mixed model assembly lines are increasing in many industries to achieve the higher production rate. This study deals with mixed-model assembly line balancing and uses Yamazumi chart to break down the work element in to the value added & Non-value added part to reduce the waste & increase the productivity.

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STANDARDIZED WORK IN TPS PRODUCTION LINE

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/jt.v76.5681 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 76 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nurul Hayati Abdul Halim ◽

Ahmed Jaffar ◽

Noriah Yusof ◽

Roseelena Jaafar ◽

Ahmad Naufal Adnan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Continuous Improvement ◽

Production System ◽

Manufacturing Process ◽

Production Line ◽

Assembly Line ◽

Process Stability ◽

Automotive Assembly ◽

Study Implementation

This paper presents a case study implementation of one of the Toyota Production System (TPS) tools, known as Standardized Work (SW), in an automotive assembly line in Malaysia. The main functions of SW are to design, develop, document and visualize a set of a manufacturing process with detail and proper study of it. SW is conducted to raise production consistency and quality of a produced product and the job performed. With the proper SW implementation, good results have been obtained from the increase in efficiency, productivity, quality and process stability of the operator’s performance. Thus, the findings are consistent with TPS philosophies which are waste elimination and continuous improvement in any manufacturing area.

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