Deepak Modani
Mrs. N R Rajhans
Abstract
This paper presents methodology of distributing work elements of a product of same family to an assembly line with capacity constraints and validating it for through simulation model. For this, a new line layout is proposed with help of layout design and planning and then the simulation model used to test the capability of line to meet various demand forecasts of the new product without hampering current range of products. So this study employed Pro-Model package as a tool, using the model to compare the performance measures of line in terms of % utilization, production rate with old layout of product and to determine ability of line to meet due date. The verification and validation stages were performed before running the scenarios. The model runs monthly production and then the capacity constraint resources defined by % utilization.
Keywords- Simulation, Utilization, Line performance, Capacity constraints