The impact of materials feeding design on assembly process performance

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-51

  Wänström, Carl ^a   Medbo, Lars ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assembly lines; Flexible manufacturing systems; Manual handling; Materials handling; Packaging processes; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY MACHINES; DESIGN; FEEDING; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MILITARY OPERATIONS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PAPER; PHOTOCOPYING; PLANT LAYOUT; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RIVETING; TRUCKS; VIDEO RECORDING;

AND OPERATORS; ASSEMBLY LINES; ASSEMBLY PROCESSES; ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES; CASE STUDIES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EMPIRICAL DATUMS; FREE SPACES; GROUP LEADERS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS; JAPANESE COMPANIES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANUAL HANDLING; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITIES; MATERIALS FLOWS; NEW COMPONENTS; NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS; NEW PRODUCTS; OPTIMISATION; PACKAGING PROCESSES; PERSONAL EXPERIENCES; PROCESS SUPPORTS; PRODUCTION FLOWS; SMALL PACKAGES; SWEDEN; TEAM LEADERS; TRANSPORT COMPANIES; WORK CYCLES; WORK INSTRUCTIONS; WORK MEASUREMENTS; WORK SHIFTS; WORK TASKS;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 57849146060     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380910925398     Document Type: Article

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