PRODUCTION CAPACITY OPTIMIZATION OF AN HVAC ASSEMBLY LINE IN AN AUTOMATIVE COMPANY
Journal Title: Endüstri Mühendisliği - Year 2017, Vol 28, Issue 4
Abstract
The objective of this study is to present a tool for line balancing and cycle time optimization for an HVAC system assembly line in an automotive company. To increase the production capacity of the HVAC system assembly line, we aim to minimize the cycle time of two mainly produced products, automatic and manual ACs. By doing that, the efficiency of the HVAC system assembly line is increased and the workloads of stations are balanced. We implement an integer programming model using a commercial software package and are able to obtain the optimal solution in less than a few minutes usually. Furthermore, we analyze different scenarios by making some changes on the line. As a result cycle time is reduced about 10%. A remarkable increase in the number of products is provided by this reduction in cycle time without any investment required by the company.
Authors and Affiliations
Fatih ÇAVDUR, Begüm GİRAY, Aysel GEZEN, Caner ORUÇ, H. Cenk ÖZMUTLU, Nuri MUTLU
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