FLEXIBILITY IN ASSEMBLY PLANNING THROUGH PRODUCT DESIGN IN INDUSTRIES

Manufacturing processes and equipment that can handle preconceived emergency changes with low penalty in time, effort, cost performance are required the industries to accelerate introduction of new product, breakdown systems modification already existing products. Though there several attempts on this research, especially development capable handling industrial but results still not satisfactory. Contributing achieving a Flexible assembly system. Compensative flexibility Model/Approach was carried out research Assembly system through product design. The model developed performed: generation sequence, schedule balancing for planning at design stage, extracted assembles requirements conceptual stage guide designer; synchronized and; modularized Transportation an engine simulated using ProModel Simulator result remarkable. Also IC two variance; inline V engines showed remarkable improvement parts interchangeability commonality design; 76% used were also variance. Results from simulation runs 8 automatic guided vehicle (AGV) observed, average time spent by blocked significant dropped as number buffers AGV increased; effect more pronounced AGVs storage (AVG) 1 buffer 56.7 minutes reduced 0 when increased AVGs, percent reduction 100 while AVG one 59.34 4.37 which is 96.9 reduction. variation vehicles or component Thus, if correct workstation resources determined designs modularised, articles will be introduced market, market reduce, many variances produced production. application technique recommended processing industry.