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PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF LINE
DESIGN
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Flow Line Systems
by Physical Design Otions
Flow Lines(Assembly)
Moving
ConveyorNon-
Mechanical
Items
Fixed
Items
Removable
ith !tation
"verla#
No !tation
"verla#
Com#are on
di$$erent line
behavior #arameters
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!i"eo Demos
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On the Line ##
% &'' day over & shi$ts
% *+* assembly ste#s, mostly
manal bt with mechani.edatomated elements
% / days $low time
% As many as &''' #er shi$t at anindividal station
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O$$ the Line ##
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ALTE%NATI!E LINE DESIGNS
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Current layout - workers inCurrent layout - workers insmall closed areas (bird-small closed areas (bird-caged). Cannot increasecaged). Cannot increaseoutput without a thirdoutput without a thirdworker and third set ofworker and third set ofequipment.equipment.
Improved layout - cross-trainedImproved layout - cross-trainedworkers can assist each other.workers can assist each other.ay be able to add a third workeray be able to add a third workeras additional output is needed.as additional output is needed.
Hei&e' ( %en"e' Fig)'e *#+, -a.Hei&e' ( %en"e' Fig)'e *#+, -a.
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Current layout - straightCurrent layout - straightlines make it hard to balancelines make it hard to balancetasks because work may nottasks because work may notbe divided evenly.be divided evenly.
Improved layout - in !Improved layout - in !shape" workers have bettershape" workers have betteraccess. #our cross-trainedaccess. #our cross-trainedworkers were reduced toworkers were reduced to
three.three.
Hei&e' ( %en"e'Hei&e' ( %en"e'
Fig)'e *#+, -b.Fig)'e *#+, -b.
!-shaped line may reduce material$ employeemovement and space requirements whileenhancing communication" reducing thenumber of workers" and facilitating inspection
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Layo)t E0e'iments 1 !ol/o
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