This paper discusses the simulation study carried out for proposing one-piece lean line layout with features of Lean Manufacturing. The lean initiatives that can be addressed are, introducing Kanban replenishment sys-tem, better work-in-process, changing the layout, visual management techniques, standardized work for the re-duction of cycle time, number of workers, number of setups. To improve ...

This paper provides a definition of assembly modeling and lists many ways that important aspects of mechanical assembly can be modeled so as to improve design and manufacturing of discrete part products. Assembly modeling is divided into two categories ("small" and "large"), the former concentrating on single part-pair relations while the latter includes sets of parts and system issues such as ...

Assembly lines appear with various differentiations in order to better include the disabled labor market and increase production efficiency. In this way, optimal workforce assignment problem that emerges heterogeneously is called assembly line worker balancing (ALWABP). This paper addresses ALWABP where simple version enriched by considering sequence-dependent setup times between tasks. A mixed...

In the last decades to supply the various and different demands of clients, a lot of manufacturers trend to use the mixedmodel assembly line (MMAL) in their production lines, since this policy make possible to assemble various and different models of the equivalent goods on the same line with the MTO approach. In this article, we determine the sequence of (MMAL) line, with applying the kitting ...

Due to exorbitant product variety, very limited space, and other factors, organizing efficient and timely deliveries of parts and subassemblies to final assembly within the factory is one of the most pressing problems of modern mixed-model assembly production. Many automobile producers have implemented the so-called “supermarket” concept to transfer material to the assembly line frequently and ...

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are extensively used in diverse electronic products today. The placement process is generally the bottleneck in a PCB assembly line. Many researchers have indicated that an optimal component placement sequence reduces the cycle time of an assembly line with single placement machines. However, in current PCB assembly lines, more than one placement machine, including...