Part Feeding System in Assembly Lines

What is it about?

This paper aims to propose a combined methodology to help decision makers in evaluating and selecting the most effective part feeding system in lean-based assembly lines. As a first step of the methodology, a hierarchical clustering analysis is applied to design a kitting or hybrid feeding system. Second, activity-based costing methodology is applied to determine which system is better according to their costs. Besides, sensitivity analysis is implemented to observe the behavior of the system in case of the takt time changes.

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Why is it important?

Using kitting systems purely can lead to problems because of the big and expensive parts in the mixed-model assembly systems. Therefore, the hybrid feeding policy can provide better solutions for such systems. This study is unique because the design of kitting or hybrid system is not extensively studied yet in the literature. Furthermore, there is no certain decision methodology indicating which system is better.

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