Assembly-Line Balancing

Submitted By: Shrishti Dohare PGDM(IB)- 2nd Sem Roll no.- 49

Definitions
The Assembly-line Balancing problem is one of assigning all task to a series of workstations so that each workstation has no more than can be done in the workstation cycle time, and so that the unassigned (that is, idle) time across all workstations is minimized. Workstation cycle time is the time between successive units coming off the end of an assembly line

Useful formulas
Workstation cycle time (C) = Production time per day Required output per day (in units)

Theoretical minimum no of workstations (Nt) = Sum of task times (T) Cycle time (C)

 Efficiency = T

Na C
Where T = Sum of task time Na = Actual number of workstations C = Workstation cycle time

 The following task must be performed on an assembly line in the sequence and time specified:
Task Task Time(Sec) Task that must precede A 50 -B 40 -C 20 A D 45 C E 20 C F 25 D G 10 E H 35 B, F, G Balance the line in the minimum number of station to produce 400 units per eight hours a day.

Numerical

Solution
Diagram:
50 20
45 25

D A C

F
35

20

10

E
40

Total task time (T) = 245 seconds

Cycle time (C) = 60 seconds 480 min 400 units = 72 seconds / units

Theoretical minimum number of station (Nt) =

245 seconds 72 seconds / units = 3.4 stations

Task station 1 station 2 station 3 station 4 A C D F B E G H

Task Remaining time(Sec) time 50 22 20 2 45 27 25 2 40 32 20 12 10 2 35 37

45 D 25 F 10 G

Remaining task C none E,F none E G none none

50 A
40 B

20 C

20 E

35 H

Work station 1

Work station 2

Work station 3

Work station 4

A,C
70 sec

D,F
70 sec

B,E,G
70 sec

H
37 sec

Efficiency =
T = = = Na C 245 4 72 0.8506 85.06%