Grouping of workstation

This sector shows the division of the 7 workstations. The members conducted
line balancing to distribute the task evenly over the work station so that idle time to
man of machine can be minimized. The assigned tasks of every workstation is shown on
the table 10 below.
Operation Cycle Time
Number of
Activity Operation Predecessor Cycle Time per
Operators
(Min) Operator
Measuring and
A --- 12.34 1 39.93
Tracing
B Cutting A 42.13 4 32.375
Shaping and
C B 52.25 3 35.167
Pre-sanding
D Drilling C 11.81 3 35.167
E Assembly D 53.10 4 32.375
F Sanding E 6.77 3 35.167
G Finishing F 20.40 1 39.93
Quality Control
H G 8.97 4 32.375
Inspection
I Packaging H 13.31 3 35.167
221.08
Table 10. Precedence Table for Line Balancing

Time
Operation Idle Time
Workstation Operator Remaining Eligible Task
Assigned (Min.)
(Min.)
I & IV 1 40.91 A,G A,G -
0.98 0.98
II,III,IV, & V 2, 3, & 4 40.91 C, D, F & I C, D, F & I -
5.743 5.743
VII 5, 6, 7, & 8 40.91 B,E & H B,E,G, & H -
8.535 8.535
Table 11. Production Line Balancing
Activity Operation Workstation Number of Idle Time
Assignment Operators (Min.)
 A Measuring and I 1 0.98
Tracing
B Cutting VII 4 8.535
C Shaping and Pre- II 3 5.743
sanding
D Drilling III 3 5.743
E Assembly VII 4 8.535
F Sanding IV 3 5.743
G Finishing VI 1 0.98
H Quality Control VII 4 8.535
Inspection
I Packaging V 3 5.743
Table 12. Summary of Production Line Balancing

Workstation II Workstation IV Workstation VI

3 1
3

Workstation I Workstation III Workstation v Workstation VII

1 3 3
4

Idle Time of the Line

 Workstation Operation Idle Time (Min.)
I Measuring and Tracing 0.98
II Shaping and Pre-sanding 5.743
III Drilling 5.743
IV Sanding 5.743
V Packaging 5.743
VI Finishing 0.98
VII Cutting/Assembly/Inspection 8.535
TOTAL 15.258
Table 13. Idle Time per Workstation
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑑𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒
= 𝐼𝑑𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑋 100
𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝐶𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑑𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 = 15.258𝑚𝑖𝑛/ 7𝑋 39.93 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑥 100
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑑𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 = 5.46%
Efficiency of the Line
Efficiency defines how the lines do tasks successfully without wasting time and
energy. This may have calculated as:
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒 = 100%−𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑑𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒 = 100% − 5.46%
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒 = 94.54%