Analysis of Y-Shaped Self-Balancing Line with Walk-Back and Travel Time

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In traditional assembly lines, each worker is usually assigned a fixed work station. However, when an imbalance be-tween workers’ speeds exists, the production rate of the line decreases. To avoid this problem, the “self-balancing line” was introduced. Although typically assumed to be serial, recent studies have assumed a Y-shaped type line (with two sub-lines that then combine). However, as the workers take more time to travel in this arrangement, walk-back and travel time must be considered. Furthermore, when considering more than two workers, the condition that balanc-es the line changes according to the length of the sub-lines. In this paper, the authors first derive the condition that balances the line for three workers, and then analyze the characteristics of this type of line. Finally, the authors find the condition that balances the line for n workers

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