Line Balancing

ISSN: 2319-8753

International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

Vol. 2, Issue 5, May 2013

LINE BALANCING OF SINGLE MODEL ASSEMBLY LINE

Amardeep 1, T.M.Rangaswamy 2, Gautham j 3

Student, II Year M.Tech (MEM), R.V. College of Engineering, VTU, Bangalore, Karnataka, India 1 Professor & dean associate Department of IEM, R.V. College of Engineering, VTU, Bangalore, Karnataka, India 2 Plant lean facilitator, Weir minerals India pvt Ltd Peenya Industrial Area Bangalore, Karnataka, India 3

Abstract: Line balancing is an effective tool to improve the throughput of assembly line while reducing nonvalue-added activities, cycle time. LB is the problem of assigning operation to workstation along an assembly line, in such a way that assignment is optimal in some sense. This paper mainly focuses on improving overall efficiency of single model assembly line by reducing the non value added activities, cycle time and distribution of work load at each work station by line balancing. The methodology adopted includes calculation of cycle time of process, identifying the non –value-added activities, calculating total work load on station and distribution of work load on each workstation by line balancing, in order to improve the efficiency of line. Key words: Line balancing (LB), Non value added activities (NVA), assembly line balancing (ALB) I. INTRODUCTION Quality product and capable to cope with customers demands are important aspects that should be take an account especially for small and medium industry. Management systems are also contributes in order to planning, controlling and measuring parameters related to the performance of the sectors. Companies should realize that the performance is depending on how well the production line in term of output. Line balancing primary focus is on minimizing waste related to over production, inventory, defects, transportation, motion, waiting. Assembly Line Balancing (ALB) is one way to achieve that....