Designing of Computer Aided Visual System for Workstations Layout Planning Based on Efficiency Criteria

A.Ibrahim, Zainab

doi:10.30684/etj.27.3.12

	Designing of Computer Aided Visual System for Workstations Layout Planning Based on Efficiency Criteria
Engineering and Technology Journal
Article 1, Volume 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 573-583 PDF (251.89 K)
DOI: 10.30684/etj.27.3.12
Author
Zainab A.Ibrahim
Abstract
Layout planning in industrial plants means planning the location of all machines, utilities, workers, workstations, and department...Etc.five basic types of layout, fixed-position, cellar, process, product &hybrid. This research study Product layout problem through study problem of arranging number of machines, workers, workstations on a production line in way achieves uniform materials flow, this problem is known as single row facility layout, this problem is very difficult to be solved in fact. The aim of the research is to designs and builds computer aided visual planning system to study product layout problem, helps the management in layout planning process and in decision making about the workstations arrangement based on efficiency criteria. The suggested planning system was built by Auto lisp language and display the system outputs on computer screen in two ways visual diagram (workstation timeworkstation number), calculated outputs (actual cycle time, workstations number, efficiency actual daily production rate) .the suggested system was applied on lawn mower production line gets from reference to show the sequence of system working, inputs & visual outputs, so the system will study all possible workstations layout. Current workstations arrangement consists of series four workstations& line Efficiency=81.82%, the efficiency can improve &increases to 90% by re-arranges the workstations& distributes the total work in five serial workstations.
Keywords
Layout planning; product layout; Production line; Single line; Efficiency

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