Improving productivity through line balancing : a case study

• Main Authors: Lim, Chuan Pei, Md. Tap, Masine
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 2002
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TS Manufactures
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/8293/1/LimChuanPei2002_ImprovingProductivityThroughLineBalancing.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/8293/; http://jurnalmekanikal.fkm.utm.my/

This paper describes a case study conducted at a manufacturing company aimed at improving productivity using line balancing. Two alternatives were generated using different assignment rules. However selection of the most suitable alternatives cannot be made based on line balancing alone as they appe...