Performance Comparison of Two Assembly Line Concepts: Conveyor Line and Box Assembly Line

As there has been a recognizable transition in automotive industry from mass production to mass customization, automobile manufacturers and their suppliers have been seeking ways for more flexible and efficient processes. Eventually, modular production is currently being applied to manage the changing orders of the industry. In this paper, two different modular assembly line concepts were studied: conveyor line and box assembly line. Mathematical model for two assembly line concepts were developed and their production line efficiency were compared as a performance measure to improve their assembly line balancing.

Authors:

• Kezia Amanda Kurniadi
• Emre Islamoglu
• Kwangyeol Ryu

Keywords:

• Line Efficiency
• Box assembly line
• Conventional conveyor line

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