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Time Study Based Model to Optimize the Assembly Line Efficiency and Labor Cost Incorporating Human Factors

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Human factors play an important role in the optimization of industrial processes. Factors such as a worker's skill, effort, condition, and consistency have a significant impact on his performance. The objective of this paper is to determine the effect of human factors on the efficiency of assembly lines and labor costs by using the Classical Westinghouse Method (CWM). Using a time study-based mathematical model, the efficiency of the assembly lines and labor costs are optimized by considering human factors such as workers' skill, effort, condition, and consistency. The model is validated by a time study of the serial manufacturing industry in Pakistan. In a nutshell, this model may enable the serial assembly line manufacturing industries to improve efficiency and optimize labor costs by taking human factors into account.

Source: IEEE International Conference on Technology Management, Operations and Decisions (ICTMOD)

DOI: 10.1109/ictmod63116.2024.10878176

Authors: Muhammad Ehtasham Akbar, Afshan Naseem, Zunaira Sajjad, Ali Ahsan, Ratna Saha

Institutions: National University of Sciences and Technology, Torrens University Australia

Language: English

Topic: Assembly Line Balancing Optimization

Subfield: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4407737366

FWCI: 0.723

Cites: 22

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10