Improvability of assembly systems II: Improvability indicators and case study

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

关键词: Improvability;    Assembly system;    Bottleneck;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Based on the performance analysis technique developed in Part I, this paper presents improvability indicators for assembly lines with unreliable machines. In particular, it shows that assembly lines are unimprovable with respect to workforce re-distribution if each buffer is, on the average, close to being half full. These lines are unimprovable with respect to buffer capacity re-distribution if each machine is starved and blocked with almost equal frequency. In addition, the paper provides indicators for identification of bottleneck machines and bottleneck buffers. Finally, the paper reports on an application of these improvability indicators in a case study at an automotivecomponents plant.

【 授权许可】

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