Establishing man-machine ratio using simulation

Author

Ong, Hoay Hoon

Author_Institution

Intel Technol. Sdn. Bhd., Penang

fYear

2007

fDate

9-12 Dec. 2007

Firstpage

1663

Lastpage

1666

Abstract

Effective use of machines and headcounts is essential in manufacturing for high return of investment from expensive resources in today´s competitive business environment. It is thus crucial to establish optimal man-machine ratio to gain high resource utilization and output. In this paper, we discuss the deficiency of traditional static methods and how simulation can be applied to overcome these deficiency in order to establish optimal man-machine ratio. In addition, we discuss using simulation to facilitate decision making on headcount movement from non-constraint tool to constraint tool to boost productivity of constraint tool, and ultimately increase overall factory output.

Keywords

decision making; manufacturing resources planning; productivity; resource allocation; competitive business environment; decision making; factory output; headcount movement; manufacturing; nonconstraint tool; optimal man-machine ratio; productivity; resource utilization; return of investment; simulation; Analytical models; Discrete event simulation; Investments; Man machine systems; Manufacturing industries; Resource management; Software testing; System testing; Throughput; Virtual manufacturing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 2007 Winter

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1306-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1306-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2007.4419787

Filename

4419787