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Assembly Line Efficiency Improvement by Using WITNESS Simulation Software

In the nowadays-competitive world, efficiencies and the productivity of the assembly line are essential in manufacturing company. This paper demonstrates the study of the existing production line performance. The actual cycle time observed and recorded during the working process. The current layout...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Shah Hizam, Md. Yasir, N. M. Zuki, N. M.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21656/1/Assembly%20Line%20Efficiency%20Improvement.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21656/
https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/319/1/012004
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spelling my.ump.umpir.216562018-07-18T08:32:55Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21656/ Assembly Line Efficiency Improvement by Using WITNESS Simulation Software Ahmad Shah Hizam, Md. Yasir N. M. Zuki, N. M. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery In the nowadays-competitive world, efficiencies and the productivity of the assembly line are essential in manufacturing company. This paper demonstrates the study of the existing production line performance. The actual cycle time observed and recorded during the working process. The current layout was designed and analysed using Witness simulation software. The productivity and effectiveness for every single operator are measured to determine the operator idle time and busy time. Two new alternatives layout were proposed and analysed by using Witness simulation software to improve the performance of production activities. This research provided valuable and better understanding of production effectiveness by adjusting the line balancing. After analysing the data, simulation result from the current layout and the proposed plan later been tabulated to compare the improved efficiency and productivity. The proposed design plan has shown an increase in yield and productivity compared to the current arrangement. This research has been carried out in company XYZ, which is one of the automotive premises in Pahang, Malaysia. IOP Publishing 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21656/1/Assembly%20Line%20Efficiency%20Improvement.pdf Ahmad Shah Hizam, Md. Yasir and N. M. Zuki, N. M. (2018) Assembly Line Efficiency Improvement by Using WITNESS Simulation Software. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, The 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Manufacturing Systems and the 3rd International Manufacturing Engineering Conference, 7-8 December 2017 , Yogyakarta, Indonesia. pp. 1-11., 319 (012004). ISSN 1757-899X https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/319/1/012004
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Ahmad Shah Hizam, Md. Yasir
N. M. Zuki, N. M.
Assembly Line Efficiency Improvement by Using WITNESS Simulation Software
description In the nowadays-competitive world, efficiencies and the productivity of the assembly line are essential in manufacturing company. This paper demonstrates the study of the existing production line performance. The actual cycle time observed and recorded during the working process. The current layout was designed and analysed using Witness simulation software. The productivity and effectiveness for every single operator are measured to determine the operator idle time and busy time. Two new alternatives layout were proposed and analysed by using Witness simulation software to improve the performance of production activities. This research provided valuable and better understanding of production effectiveness by adjusting the line balancing. After analysing the data, simulation result from the current layout and the proposed plan later been tabulated to compare the improved efficiency and productivity. The proposed design plan has shown an increase in yield and productivity compared to the current arrangement. This research has been carried out in company XYZ, which is one of the automotive premises in Pahang, Malaysia.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ahmad Shah Hizam, Md. Yasir
N. M. Zuki, N. M.
author_facet Ahmad Shah Hizam, Md. Yasir
N. M. Zuki, N. M.
author_sort Ahmad Shah Hizam, Md. Yasir
title Assembly Line Efficiency Improvement by Using WITNESS Simulation Software
title_short Assembly Line Efficiency Improvement by Using WITNESS Simulation Software
title_full Assembly Line Efficiency Improvement by Using WITNESS Simulation Software
title_fullStr Assembly Line Efficiency Improvement by Using WITNESS Simulation Software
title_full_unstemmed Assembly Line Efficiency Improvement by Using WITNESS Simulation Software
title_sort assembly line efficiency improvement by using witness simulation software
publisher IOP Publishing
publishDate 2018
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21656/1/Assembly%20Line%20Efficiency%20Improvement.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21656/
https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/319/1/012004
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