Assembly station design: A quantitative comparison of the effects of kitting and continuous supply

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 315-327

  Hanson, Robin ^a   Medbo, Lars ^b   Medbo, Per ^b  

^a Saab Automobiles ^*  (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assembly; Automotive industry; Continuous supply; Design for assembly; Kitting supply; Materials management; Saab; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS SUPPLY; DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY; KITTING; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; SAAB; SWEDEN;

ASSEMBLY; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 84858036089     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410381211217399     Document Type: Article

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