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Increasing the output of mixed-model assembly lines for industrialised housebuilding : learnings from a case-based simulation study

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Grenzfurtner, Wolfgang ; Pichler, Elena ; Gronalt, Manfred:
Increasing the output of mixed-model assembly lines for industrialised housebuilding : learnings from a case-based simulation study.
In: International Journal of Production Research. (20 November 2024) . - pp. 1-16.
ISSN 1366-588X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2024.2430453

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In industrialised housebuilding, wall elements for on-site construction are prefabricated on mixed-model assembly lines with several workstations connected in series. The balance of a line is often disturbed by implementing new technical standards or product innovations, which makes it necessary to identify bottleneck stations and to analyse the effects of necessary activity adaptations. This paper presents the modelling requirements of this specific reconfiguring problem. A hybrid approach that covers configuration modelling and discrete event simulation is presented that links data describing product characteristics to processes of the simulation model. The use of controls provides a flexible and extendable production configuration environment for experiments, which can work with various activity assignments to stations. Several experiments were conducted, including worker flexibilisation, technical and process changeovers, a shift of work content between stations, and a combination of these scenarios and changes in the production programme. The performance of the production line can be increased in most scenarios, with the best results being achieved with flexibilisation measures that reduce the average production time per station by 13%. The results also show negative effects, if design options are offered to customers, that have an unfavourable impact on the balance of the production line.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Keywords: mixed-model assembly line; prefabricated housebuilding; offsite construction; bottleneck analysis; discrete event simulation; industrialised housebuilding
Institutions of the University: Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health
Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health > Chair Food Supply Chain Management
Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health > Chair Food Supply Chain Management > Chair Food Supply Chain Management - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Fikar
Result of work at the UBT: Yes
DDC Subjects: 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 650 Management, public relations
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 670 Manufacturing
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 690 Building, construction
Date Deposited: 22 Nov 2024 08:43
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2024 08:43
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/91224