期刊名称：Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
印刷版ISSN：2078-0958
电子版ISSN：2078-0966
出版年度：2019
卷号：2240
页码：315-320
出版社：Newswood and International Association of Engineers
摘要：This paper investigates the layout design and
optimization for an assembly line system in an industrial case
based on the Discrete Event Simulation (DES) technique. The
purpose of the simulation system was to build up different
layouts of the prepared manufacture system and, especially, to
propose a solution designed to decrease the need for workforce
and to settle bottlenecks problem in the system. In this study,
based on the analysis of the manufacturing process of the
typical manufacturing part and the available facilities in the
assembly system, three layout designs are proposed based on
Straight-line, U-shape and Parallel U-shape patterns
respectively. A DES simulation environment by using the
software of Witness is the established in line with the
machinery data provide by the company as well as the
experiential data identified from the literature. The three
layout designs are then tested in the simulation environment,
whose simulation performances are compared and analyzed in
terms of the line balance and production efficiency. The results
show that the Parallel U-shape line gives rise to the best
solution.
