line physical design in layout strategy

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PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF LINE

DESIGN


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Flow Line Systems

by Physical Design Otions

Flow Lines(Assembly)

Moving

ConveyorNon-

Mechanical

Items

Fixed

Items

Removable

ith !tation

"verla#

No !tation

"verla#

Com#are on

di$$erent line

behavior #arameters


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!i"eo Demos


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On the Line ##

% &'' day over & shi$ts

% *+* assembly ste#s, mostly

manal bt with mechani.edatomated elements

% / days $low time

% As many as &''' #er shi$t at anindividal station


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O$$ the Line ##


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ALTE%NATI!E LINE DESIGNS


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Current layout - workers inCurrent layout - workers insmall closed areas (bird-small closed areas (bird-caged). Cannot increasecaged). Cannot increaseoutput without a thirdoutput without a thirdworker and third set ofworker and third set ofequipment.equipment.

Improved layout - cross-trainedImproved layout - cross-trainedworkers can assist each other.workers can assist each other.ay be able to add a third workeray be able to add a third workeras additional output is needed.as additional output is needed.

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Current layout - straightCurrent layout - straightlines make it hard to balancelines make it hard to balancetasks because work may nottasks because work may notbe divided evenly.be divided evenly.

Improved layout - in !Improved layout - in !shape" workers have bettershape" workers have betteraccess. #our cross-trainedaccess. #our cross-trainedworkers were reduced toworkers were reduced to

three.three.

Hei&e' ( %en"e'Hei&e' ( %en"e'

Fig)'e *#+, -b.Fig)'e *#+, -b.

!-shaped line may reduce material$ employeemovement and space requirements whileenhancing communication" reducing thenumber of workers" and facilitating inspection

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