Resource Efficient Configuration of an Aircraft Assembly Line


Autoria(s): Caggiano, Alessandra; Marzano, Adelaide; Teti, Roberto
Data(s)

2016

Resumo

The design of efficient assembly systems can significantly contribute to the profitability of products and the competitiveness of manufacturing industries. The configuration of a an efficient assembly line can be supported by suitable methodologies and techniques, such as design for manufacture and assembly, assembly sequence planning, assembly line balancing, lean manufacturing and optimization techniques. In this paper, these methods are applied with reference to the industrial case study of the assembly line of a Skycar light aircraft. The assembly process sequence is identified taking into account the analysis of the assembly structure and the required precedence constraints, and diverse techniques are applied to optimize the assembly line performance. Different line configurations are verified through discrete event simulation to assess the potential increase of efficiency and throughput in a digital environment and propose the most suitable configuration of the assembly line.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/resource-efficient-configuration-of-an-aircraft-assembly-line(a94eee3d-47b0-4b91-bc30-6f67d6e2a933).html

http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.procir.2015.12.130

http://pure.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/31961194/resource.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Fonte

Caggiano , A , Marzano , A & Teti , R 2016 , ' Resource Efficient Configuration of an Aircraft Assembly Line ' Procedia CIRP , vol 41 , pp. 236–241 . DOI: doi:10.1016/j.procir.2015.12.130

Palavras-Chave #Assembly; #Digital factory #Discrete event simulation #Process planning #Design for manufacture and assembly
Tipo

article