THE USE OF SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR SOLVING THE ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING PROBLEM

Wojciech DANILCZUK

wojciech.danilczuk@pollub.edu.pl
Lublin University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Automation, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin (Poland)

Abstract

The paper describes the application of a simulation environment (Tecnomatix Plant Simulation) for solving a real manufacturing problem. The studied case consisted in rebalancing the production line with a specified number of operators on the line. The first stage of the study involved determination of the production cycle and key performance indicators. The production system was then divided into work cells. After that, proposed design assumptions were verified via a simulation model. 


Keywords:

line balancing problem, manufacturing simulation, production system modeling, Tecnomaix Plant Simulation, manufacturing

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2018-03-30

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DANILCZUK, W. (2018). THE USE OF SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR SOLVING THE ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING PROBLEM. Applied Computer Science, 14(1), 42–52. https://doi.org/10.23743/acs-2018-04

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Wojciech DANILCZUK 
wojciech.danilczuk@pollub.edu.pl
Lublin University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Automation, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin Poland

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