Productivity improvement of a motor vehicle inspection station using motion and time study techniques

Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-41

  Al Saleh, Khalid S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ARENA; Motion and time study; Productivity; Rating; Simulation; Standard time

Indexed keywords

INSPECTION; PRODUCTIVITY; RATING;

ARENA; EXPECTED IMPROVEMENTS; INSPECTION TIME; PERIODIC INSPECTION; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; SIMULATION; STANDARD TIME;

TIME AND MOTION STUDY;

EID: 84885093288     PISSN: 10183639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jksues.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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