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A Simulation Based Study on Increasing Production Capacity in a Crankshaft Line Considering Limited Budget and Space

예산과 공간 제약하에서 크랭크샤프트 생산라인의 생산능력 증대를 위한 시뮬레이션 기반의 연구

  • Wang, Guan (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Song, Shou (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Shin, Yang Woo (Department of Statistics, Changwon National University) ;
  • Moon, Dug Hee (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Changwon National University)
  • 왕관 (창원대학교 산업시스템공학과) ;
  • 송수 (창원대학교 산업시스템공학과) ;
  • 신양우 (창원대학교 통계학과) ;
  • 문덕희 (창원대학교 산업시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2014.03.21
  • Accepted : 2014.05.29
  • Published : 2014.10.15
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Abstract

In this paper, we discussed a problem for improving the throughput of a crankshaft manufacturing line in an automotive factory in which the budget for purchasing new machines and installing additional buffers is limited. We also considered the constraint of available space for both of machine and buffer. Although this problem seems like a kind of buffer allocation problem, it is different from buffer allocation problem because additional machines are also considered. Thus, it is not easy to calculate the throughput by mathematical model, and therefore simulation model was developed using $ARENA^{(R)}$ for estimating throughput. To determine the investment plan, a modified Arrow Assignment Rule under some constraints was suggested and it was applied to the real case.

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