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Improving productivity of a multi-product machining line at a motorcycle manufacturing plant

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  • Kyungsu Park
  • Jingshan Li

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This paper introduces a case study to improve productivity of a multi-product transmission case machining line at a motorcycle manufacturing plant. First, the manufacturing process is introduced to characterise the production flow. Through structural modelling, such a process is simplified through aggregations and transformed into a two-stage Bernoulli line model with split dedicated machines and finite buffers. Using Markov chain analysis, the system throughput can be estimated. The results are validated by plant data. To improve system productivity, through numerical experiments, we investigate the impacts of increasing machine efficiency, varying demands and implementing different loading policies. Such a study provides a quantitative tool for plant engineers and managers to improve production operations.

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  • Kyungsu Park & Jingshan Li, 2019. "Improving productivity of a multi-product machining line at a motorcycle manufacturing plant," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(2), pages 470-487, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:470-487
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2018.1448129
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