Modeling, analysis, and improvement of a multi-product furniture assembly line

Cong Zhao; Jingshan Li

doi:10.3182/20140824-6-za-1003.00464

Modeling, analysis, and improvement of a multi-product furniture assembly line

Cong Zhao
, Jingshan Li

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Abstract

In this paper, a case study of modeling, analysis, and continuous improvement of a multi-product assembly line at a furniture manufacturing plant is introduced. In such system, cabinets with multiple design options are assembled. Analytical models have been developed and recursive procedures have been derived to evaluate line production rate. It is shown that such a method results in high accuracy in performance evaluation. Continuous improvement efforts, such as lot size adjustment and bottleneck analysis, have been carried out to improve the system throughput. Such methods provide quantitative tools for plant engineers and managers to operate and improve the assembly line to achieve high productivity. © IFAC.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	19th IFAC World Congress IFAC 2014, Proceedings
Publisher	IFAC Secretariat
Pages	1672-1677
Volume	19
ISBN (Print)	9783902823625
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3182/20140824-6-za-1003.00464
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	19th IFAC World Congress on International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC 2014 - Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 24 Aug 2014 → 29 Aug 2014 https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ifac-proceedings-volumes/vol/47/issue/3

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Name	IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
Volume	19
ISSN (Print)	1474-6670

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Conference	19th IFAC World Congress on International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC 2014
Place	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Period	24/08/14 → 29/08/14
Internet address	https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ifac-proceedings-volumes/vol/47/issue/3

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This work is supported in part by NSF Grant No. CMMI-1063656.

UN SDGs

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Research Keywords

Bernoulli reliability model
Bottleneck
Furniture assembly line
Lot size
Multiple products
Production rate

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Zhao, C & Li, J 2014, Modeling, analysis, and improvement of a multi-product furniture assembly line. in 19th IFAC World Congress IFAC 2014, Proceedings. vol. 19, IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline), vol. 19, IFAC Secretariat, pp. 1672-1677, 19th IFAC World Congress on International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, 24/08/14. https://doi.org/10.3182/20140824-6-za-1003.00464

Modeling, analysis, and improvement of a multi-product furniture assembly line. / Zhao, Cong; Li, Jingshan.
19th IFAC World Congress IFAC 2014, Proceedings. Vol. 19 IFAC Secretariat, 2014. p. 1672-1677 (IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline); Vol. 19).

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