| Author | Hsieh, Yu-Ting |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Engineering in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | In today's competitive world, assembly line efficiency and productivity are critical in manufacturing companies. This research demonstrates the study about the performance of an existing assembly line. In this assembly line, the actual cycle time of workstations and performance of operators are observed and recorded during the working process. The current layout of assembly line was analysed by WITNESS simulation software in order to analyze bottleneck stations to help obtain more accurate performance data for workstations and operators. According to the Electronic Engineering Research Institute, the nonproduction time should be less than 35% in the production line of various types of products. Therefore, in this case study, according to the problem of bottleneck station, two kinds of design alternatives are proposed which are straight assembly line and U-shaped line. The task assignments of operators are also considered according to the layout of alternatives. After analysing the data, simulation result from the current layout and the design alternatives are compared to help select the layout with improved efficiency. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Microelectronics (ME) |
| Chairperson(s) | Huynh Trung Luong;Chin-Yin Huang; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Pisut Koomsap;Mongkol Ekpanyapong; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) -- Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 |