Assembly Line Planning and Control

Assembly Line Planning and Control describes the basic fundamentals of assembly lines for single model lines, mixed model make-to-sk lines, mixed model make-to-order lines and for one-station assembly. The book shows how to select the quantity of units to schedule for a shift duration, compute the number of operators needed on a line, set the conveyor speed, coordinate the main line with sub-assembly lines, assign the work elements to the operators on the line, sequence the models down the ...