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Workforce Allocation in Motorcycle Transmission Assembly Lines: A Case Study on Modeling, Analysis, and Improvement

  • Hang Ma
  • , Hyo Kyung Lee
  • , Zhongshun Shi
  • , Jingshan Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

This letter presents a case study of workforce allocation in a gear assembly line at a motorcycle powertrain manufacturing plant. Through structural modeling of operators' work flow and part flow, assembly system models with different configurations are developed. Using iterative aggregation techniques, the performances of such systems are analyzed, and the associated workforce allocation strategies are investigated. By identifying and mitigating system bottlenecks, improvement recommendations are obtained. Such a study provides an effective method for operator assignment in assembly systems. © 2020 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4164-4171
JournalIEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Volume5
Issue number3
Online published22 Apr 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2020
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Research Keywords

  • assembly system
  • Bernoulli model
  • Motorcycle manufacturing
  • workflow
  • workforce allocation

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