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    This document discusses the analysis and optimization of two assembly lines, Line A and Line B, at a company to meet new production requirements. It examines the current capacity, production quantity, cycle time, and utilization of each line. Two options are considered for each line: adding overtime or rebalancing the line. Based on the analysis in an accompanying Excel sheet, it is recommended to rebalance both lines by adding parallel workstations and redistributing workers to increase capacity with minimal additional costs. This approach allows both lines to satisfy the new requirements within the given constraints of adding less than three total workers.

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    This document discusses the analysis and optimization of two assembly lines, Line A and Line B, at a company to meet new production requirements. It examines the current capacity, production quantity, cycle time, and utilization of each line. Two options are considered for each line: adding overtime or rebalancing the line. Based on the analysis in an accompanying Excel sheet, it is recommended to rebalance both lines by adding parallel workstations and redistributing workers to increase capacity with minimal additional costs. This approach allows both lines to satisfy the new requirements within the given constraints of adding less than three total workers.

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    Dont Bother Me I Cant Cope - Solution

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    This document discusses the analysis and optimization of two assembly lines, Line A and Line B, at a company to meet new production requirements. It examines the current capacity, production quantity, cycle time, and utilization of each line. Two options are considered for each line: adding overtime or rebalancing the line. Based on the analysis in an accompanying Excel sheet, it is recommended to rebalance both lines by adding parallel workstations and redistributing workers to increase capacity with minimal additional costs. This approach allows both lines to satisfy the new requirements within the given constraints of adding less than three total workers.

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    Assembly Line Operation

    Case: Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope


    Production Environment at the Company

    Products?

    Volume & Variety?

     MTS or MTO or MTA?

    2
    Decisions to be Made?

    3
    Analysis of Line-A

    Capacity?

    Theoretical CT?

    Actual Production Qty?

    Actual CT?

    Capacity Utilization?

    Labor Utilization? or Line efficiency?

    Balance Delay?
    4
    Analysis of Line-A
    New Requirement Qty:

    Options for satisfying new requirements?

    Option-1: Overtime

    5
    Analysis of Line-A
    Option-2: Re-balancing Line-A
    Refer Excel Sheet

    6
    Analysis of Line-A
    Option-1(overtime) Vs Option-2 (rebalanced line-A)?

    Refer Excel Sheet

    7
    Analysis of Line-B

    Current production Qty:

    Capacity?

    Refer Excel Sheet


    Capacity Utilization?

    Labor Utilization? or Line efficiency?

    Balance Delay?
    8
    Analysis of Line-B
    New Requirement Qty:

    Options for satisfying new requirements?

    Option-1: Overtime

    Refer Excel Sheet

    9
    Analysis of Line-B
    Option-2: Re-balancing Line-B
    Refer Excel Sheet

    10
    Analysis of Line-A
    Option-1(overtime) Vs Option-2 (rebalanced line-B)?

    Refer Excel Sheet

    11
    Recommendations?

     Using the concept of parallel workstation, it is recommended to


    have
    Line-A with 8 workers
    Line-B with 3 workers
    2 additional workers required that is within the given limitation i.e. < 3
    workers
    Additional cost of training and daily wages will be applicable in both lines
    Additional cost to set-up and co-ordinate the parallel workstations is also
    applicable

    12
    Questions!
    hasmukh@iimidr.ac.in

    13

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