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A Simulation Analysis on the Validity of Color Rescheduling Storage in an Automobile Painting Shop  

Moon, Dug-Hee (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Changwon National University)
Kim, Ha-Seok (Production Engineering Center, GM Daewoo Auto and Technology Co. Ltd)
Song, Cheng (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Changwon National University)
Kim, Kyung-Wan (Production Engineering Center, GM Daewoo Auto and Technology Co. Ltd)
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IE interfaces / v.16, no.2, 2003 , pp. 211-221 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper introduces a simulation study regarding the design for the installation of Color Rescheduling Storage (CRS) in an automobile factory. In the painting shop the colors of vehicles are changed frequently according to the assembly schedule. When the color of a vehicle is changed from one to another, the cleaning process of painting-gun is necessary and it generates costs. Therefore many of the automobile manufacturers equip the CRS in front of the Top Coat Booth of the painting shop. The major objective of CRS is to reduce the change over cost in the painting process by grouping vehicles having same color. In this paper the configuration of CRS and the input/output algorithms are explained. The suggested system is verified using simulation models and experiments are conducted. Finally the best alternative is suggested by sensitivity analysis and evaluation of investment feasibility.
Keywords
color rescheduling storage; automobile; simulation; grouping ratio; painting process;
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