Optimum Efficiency of U-shaped Flexible Production Line

Author

Lin, Fang ; Zheng, Shixiong

Author_Institution

Coll. of Mech. Eng., South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou

fYear

2006

fDate

5-8 Dec. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper discusses the optimum efficiency of a U-shaped flexible production line (U-FPL) and the relationship between the efficiency and cycle time of a U-FPL. In the literature, few researches have been done in this area. However, designing a U-FPL scheme, many designers decrease the cycle time of a U-FPL to increase its productivity and overlook the efficiency of a U-FPL. Thus it causes the increasing of equipment costs. This paper describes a model of the U-FPL that can present most U-FPLs and deduces an equation to calculate the efficiency of a U-FPL. From analyzing the equation, the optimum efficiency of a U-FPL and several rules for guiding the design of a U-FPL scheme are obtained

Keywords

production management; U-shaped flexible production line; cycle time; optimum efficiency; Computer numerical control; Costs; Educational institutions; Equations; Lean production; Manufacturing; Mechanical engineering; Paper technology; Production systems; Productivity; U-shaped Flexible Production Line (U-FPL); cycle time; non-cutting time; optimum efficiency; process time;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, 2006. ICARCV '06. 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0341-3

Electronic_ISBN

1-4214-042-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICARCV.2006.345236

Filename

4150133