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Indexed by:Journal Papers

Date of Publication:2013-01-01

Journal:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING-THEORY APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICE

Volume:20

Issue:7-8

Page Number:502-514

Key Words:production line; lean; facility layout; model; design

Abstract:To resolve the problem that the unreasonable facility layout of a production line directly or indirectly leads to inefficient production efficiency are very common in Chinese manufacturing workshops, facility lean layout system of a production line is designed and developed. By analyzing the influence factors of the facility layout, Optimization objectives and constraint conditions of facility layout were summarized. A functional model and a design structure model of the lean layout system are built. Based on the in-depth analyses of the mathematical model designed to denote the optimization of facility layout of a production line, a prototype lean facility layout system of a production line is developed. The results of applying the facility layout system in cylinder liner product line showed that the designed lean facility layout system can effectively enhance the productivity efficiency and increase the efficiency of the using of equipments.