Process layout planning and optimised product range selection in manufacture of wooden construction sets
Keywords:
Integer linear programming, manufacturing, near-optimal process layout, product-mix selection, wood productsAbstract
This paper introduces a systematic deterministic framework for planning and the analysis of facility layouts aimed at manufacturing a variety of parts, being components of specific end products. The essence of the proposed approach lies in the decomposition of a traditional job-shop into layout modules of generic material flow patterns, that inherently yields improved efficiency of the entire system. It entails the use of a relevant reasoning scheme based on production flow analysis and the method of hierarchical clustering of specified process routings for parts. The approach has been studied in the aspect of its application in an actual woodworking facility, dealing with fabrication of wooden toy sets. The respective workflows were subjected to the analysis in order to identify production bottlenecks using data derived from the real case study. As a result, the designated process layout alternatives have been evaluated in terms of assumed measures of the operational performance. An inseparable part of the research was exploring the capability for the optimum selection of a multi-part product mix , to be fabricated in defined time frames. In this regard, the usability as well as the computational efficacy of the integer linear programming modelling have been fully confirmed. The results gained show in particular that the suggested methodical scheme could be a useful tool in planning optimised manufacture of customised wood products of modular construction.
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Siemiatkowski, M.; Przybylski, W. 2006. Simulation studies of process flow with in-line part inspection in machining cells. Journal of Materials Processing Technology 171(1): 27-34.
Stump, B.; Badurdeen, F. 2012. Integrating lean and other strategies for mass customization manufacturing: a case study. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 23(1):109-124.
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Teischinger, A. 2010. The development of wood technology and technology developments in the wood industries - from history to future. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products68(3): 281-287.
Thoews, S.E.; Maness, T.C.; Ristea, C. 2008. Using flow simulation as a decision tool for improvements in sawmill productivity. Maderas. Ciencia y tecnologia 10(3): 229-242.
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Yin, Y.; Yasuda, K. 2006. Similarity coefficient methods applied to cell formation problem: A taxonomy and review. International Journal of Production Economics 101(2): 329-352.
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S. Siemiatkowski, M., & Vargovská, M. (2019). Process layout planning and optimised product range selection in manufacture of wooden construction sets. Maderas. Ciencia Y Tecnología, 21(2), 171–184. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/3346
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