Essays about: "coefficient of variation imbalance"

Found 1 essay containing the words coefficient of variation imbalance.

  1. 1. A Study of the Effects of Operational Time Variability in Assembly Lines with Linear Walking Workers

    University essay from JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion

    Author : Afshin Amini Malaki; [2012]
    Keywords : assembly system; discrete event simulation; cross training workers; walking worker assembly line; bowl phenomenon; operational time variability; coefficient of variation imbalance; arrangement of workers;

    Abstract : In the present fierce global competition, poor responsiveness, low flexibility to meet the uncertainty of demand, and the low efficiency of traditional assembly lines are adequate motives to persuade manufacturers to adopt highly flexible production tools such as cross-trained workers who move along the assembly line while carrying out their planned jobs at different stations [1]. Cross-trained workers can be applied in various models in assembly lines. READ MORE