Manufacturing Line Balance and Impacts on Complexities
Volume 3, Issue 4 EDWARD KW LAW , WINCO KC YUNG
Published online: 17 August 2017
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Abstract
This article systematically organizes and reviews production line configuration that can affect manufacturing complexity. Empirical and exploratory studies were used for this review. Complexity impact on Smoothened Effect on individual product types is used to demonstrate as an added benchmarking in line balancing. Complexity issues have been discussed in the manufacturing field for some time but draw more attention recently. Manufacturers found it is important to ensure the assembly flow be manageable. Therefore, complexity should be considered as well in the optimization process. Structural and dynamic complexities are proposed to be considered a result of line balance and illustrated with a case study. Previous line balancing only focused on improving tangible benefits, such as reducing manpower or reducing the cycle time. This research provides a methodology to optimize line balancing while considering the complexities (normally regarded as intangible) during the optimization process.
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To Cite this article
E. K. Law and W. K. Yung, “Manufacturing line balance and impacts on complexities,” International Journal of Technology and Engineering Studies, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 141-146, 2017.
