Line Balance Rate Improvement Guide
Line Balance Rate Improvement Guide
March 2020
Initiative:
Line Balance Rate Baseline more than 65%
Line Balance Rate Improvement by 5%
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Initiative: Line Balance Base Line and Improvement 5%
How to Achieve?
Why balancing is important in • How to determine bottleneck How to Analyze the Line Balance?
setting up the line? operation?
To eliminate excessive work in • Through WIP Using Time Observation Sheet:
progress (WIP) or bottlenecks (Work In Progress) • Production output
• Cycle Time Check • SMV
What is Bottleneck? • Cycle Time
• Operators completing sewing How to Achieve the Line Balance?
operations of higher SMV’s,
compared to all other operators • Identify the constraint
(bottleneck)
• Holds up the work for operators • Squeeze the constraint
further down the line causing • Support the constraint
production stoppages • Elevate the constraint
• Do not let the inertia become
the constraint
Initiative: Line Balance Base Line and Improvement 5%
CYCLE TIME
How to calculate the Line Balance Rate?
• Share Method
• Rearrange bottleneck
operation
LBR= Total Cycle Time X Bottleneck* X • Improve the bottleneck
100% operation to reduce it’s time
OPERATOR 1 2 3 4 5
number of total cycle time value
operators • Improve handling & fabricate
machine folders &
attachments
CYCLE TIME
Target Line Balance Rate > 65%
• Reduce cycle time by
additional/shared operator
*Bottleneck cycle time means highest cycle time • Separate & Eliminate
of the operator
operation elements
OPERATOR 1 2 3 4 5
Summary Activity: Line Balance
Build Sewer
Database / • IE updates highest potential efficiency of the sewer on the Sewer Database
1 Pre-set Before QCO • IE use the Sewer Database for initial line balancing and sewing line layout
• Design the line balance chart using historical data
Line Balance
• IE continuously monitor actual efficiency of the sewer and update the data
• Review quality level, if it is consistent after 2 hours of continuous production then
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First actual During QCO do the new Balance
Line Balance • Create actual line balance chart
Review the line • IE continuously monitor actual performance of the sewer and update the data
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After QCO • Optimize the right number of operators to improve the LB rate (example: from
balance 5th day 3 to 2.5 operators)
after changeover
T1: LB should be updated at the end of each line
LINE BALANCE TRACKING LIST
40 120%
35
100%
Seconds
30 30
80%
25
20 60%
35
15
28 40%
26
24 23
10
20%
5
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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SCENARIO#1- LINE BALANCING GRAPH IN EACH LINE IE:_______________________
DURING LINE BALANCING- ONE OPERATOR MANAGE TWO OPERATIONS Line Leader:________________
Date:______________________
• Identify Operator#3 is bottleneck LBR Calculation: _____________
• Kaizen for operator#3 method or improve operator#3 skill
• Consider neighbor operator(Operator#2) to support bottleneck operation if operator#3 can not meet takt
time after initial kaizen
• In our case, we will shift operator#3 ’s work to operator#2, then how to calculate operator 2's cycle time?
40 120%
35
100%
Seconds
30 30
80%
25 ?
20 60%
35
15
28 40%
26
24 23
10
20%
5
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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SCENARIO #1- HOW TO CALCULATE OPERATOR 2 CYCLE TIME IN LINE BALANCE CHART?
Given:
1. Takt time is 30 seconds
2. Operator#3 Cycle time is 35sec, which is the bottleneck, operator#2 is 23 sec, they physically close each
other
3. We ask operator#2 partially to support operator #3, but even that, operator#2 is less than takt time
4. When operator #2 performs operator #3 ‘s operation, the cycle time will be: 40 secs
Question: how to calculate operator#2 cycle time in line balance chart?
Solution:
1. Takt time is 30 sec, then hourly target output will be: 60mins*60secs/30secs=120pcs
2. Operator #3 hourly output: 60mins*60secs/35secs=102 pcs
3. The hourly gap: 120 -102= 18 pcs, which we will rely on operator#2
4. Then operator #2 cycle time will be weighted average cycle time:( Operator#2 cycle time for operation#2
*hourly target output+ operator#2’s cycle time for operation#3* additional output of operation#3 by
operator#2 ) / target output in takt time
= (23secs *120pcs+40secs*18 pcs)/120pcs= 29secs
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SCENARIO #1- HOW TO CALCULATE OPERATOR 2 CYCLE TIME IN LINE BALANCE CHART?
Total seconds in an hour Takt time Hourly target output in takt time
3600SECS 30 120PCS
Operator#3 cycle time for operation #3 Total seconds in an hour Operator#3’s output for operation#3
Additional output of
Operator#2 cycle Hourly target output Operator#2’s cycle
120PCS 40SECS operation#3
18PCS by
time for23SECS
operation #2 in takt time time for operation#3
operator#2
Operator#2
New cycle 29SECS
time
Hourly 120PCS
target output
in takt time
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO #1- LINE BALANCING GRAPH AFTER LINE Line Leader:________________
BALANCING Date:______________________
LBR Calculation: _____________
35 120%
30 30 100%
Seconds
6
25
80%
20
60%
15 30
28
26
24 23 40%
10
20%
5
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO#2 - 2 OPERATORS PERFORM ONE OPERATION Line Leader:________________
(OPERATION #3 ) Date:______________________
LINE BALANCING GRAPH IN EACH LINE LBR Calculation: _____________
BEFORE LINE BALANCING
60 120%
50 100%
Seconds
40 80%
30 30 60%
55
20 40%
26 28
24 23
10 20%
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO#2 - 2 OPERATORS PERFORM ONE OPERATION Line Leader:________________
(OPERATION #3 ) Date:______________________
LBR Calculation: _____________
• Operation#3 is bottleneck operation, far higher than
the takt time(30secs), we will assign 2 operators for
operation#3
35 120%
30 30 100%
Seconds
25
80%
20
60%
15
28
? ? 26
24 23 40%
10
20%
5
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3-1 Operator 3-2 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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SCENARIO#2 - HOW TO CALCULATE OPERATOR 3-1&2 CYCLE TIME IN LINE BALANCE
CHART?
Given:
1. Takt time is 30 seconds
2. Operation #3 Cycle time is 55secs, which is the bottleneck
3. We assigned 2 operators (Operator3-1, Operator 3-2) to perform Operation #3
4. Actual cycle time:
• When Operator 3-1 performs Operation #3, the cycle time is 63secs
• When Operator 3-2 performs Operation #3, the cycle time is 55 secs
Question: how to calculate operator 3-1&3-2 cycle time in line balance chart? and what is new LBR%?
Solution:
1. Takt time is 30 sec, then hourly output will be: 60mins*60secs/30secs=120pcs
2. Operator #3-2 cycle time is competitive, so we will fully deploy Operator #3-2 in operation #3
3. Hourly output for Operator #3-2 : 60mins*60secs/55secs=65 pcs
4. The hourly gap: 120 -65= 55 pcs, which we will rely on Operator 3-1
5. Operator #3-2 cycle time in line balance chart will be: 55secs*65pcs/120pcs=30 secs
6. Operator #3-1 cycle time in line balance chart will be: 63secs*55pcs/120pcs= 28.8 secs
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO#2 - LINE BALANCING GRAPH BEFORE LINE Line Leader:________________
BALANCING Date:______________________
BEFORE LINE BALANCING LBR Calculation: _____________
60 120%
50 100%
Seconds
40 80%
30 30 60%
55
20 40%
26 28
24 23
10 20%
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO#2 - LINE BALANCING GRAPH AFTER LINE Line Leader:________________
BALANCING Date:______________________
LBR Calculation: _____________
35 120%
30 30 100%
Seconds
25
80%
20
60%
15 28.8 30
28
26
24 23 40%
10
20%
5
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3-1 Operator 3-2 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO#3 - 2 OPERATORS PERFORM ONE OPERATION Line Leader:________________
(OPERATION #3 ), ONE OF OPERATORS NOT DELICATED, BUT Date:______________________
SUPPORTS 2 LINES LBR Calculation: _____________
LINE BALANCING GRAPH IN EACH LINE
BEFORE LINE BALANCING
• LBR =(24+23+35+26+28)/5*35*100% = 77.7%
40 120%
35
100%
Seconds
30 30
80%
25
20 60%
35
15
28 40%
26
24 23
10
20%
5
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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SCENARIO#3-1 - HOW TO CALCULATE OPERATOR 3-1&2 CYCLE TIME IN LINE BALANCE
CHART?
Given:
1. Takt time is 30 seconds
2. Operation #3 Cycle time is 35secs, which is the bottleneck
3. We assigned 2 operators (Operator3-1, Operator 3-2) to perform Operation #3,but one of operators will
also support another line, not dedicated to this line
4. Actual cycle time:
• When Operator 3-1 performs Operation #3, the cycle time is 38secs
• When Operator 3-2 performs Operation #3, the cycle time is 40 secs
Question: how to calculate operator 3-1&3-2 cycle time in line balance chart? and what is new LBR%?
Solution:
1. Takt time is 30s, Operation 3 is bottleneck
2. we assign 2 operators in operation#3, they are 3-1 and 3-2
3. 3-1 is more capable of operation 3, therefore 3-1 will be 100% deployed
4. the output for 3-1 is 3600/38=94pcs
5. the target output is :3600/30=120pcs
6. then 3-2 needs to support 120-94=26pcs
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SCENARIO#3-2 - HOW TO CALCULATE OPERATOR 3-1&2 CYCLE TIME IN LINE BALANCE
CHART?
Question: how to calculate operator 3-1&3-2 cycle time in line balance chart? and what is new LBR%?
Solution(Continued) :
7. Then operation #3 cycle time will be:
8. (94*38+26*40)/120=38.4s
9. Operator 3-1: 30s, Operator 3-2: 8.4
10. Operator 3-2 will be low level engaged in operation#3, the time will be: 26*40=1040
11. % of operator 3-2 involved in operation#3 in 1 hour
=>1040/3600=0.29
12. LBR%= (24+23+30+8.4+26+28)/(30*(5+0.29))=87.8%
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO#3-3 LINE BALANCING GRAPH BEFORE LINE Line Leader:________________
BALANCING Date:______________________
BEFORE LINE BALANCING LBR Calculation: _____________
40 120%
35
100%
Seconds
30 30
80%
25
20 60%
35
15
28 40%
26
24 23
10
20%
5
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO#3-4 LINE BALANCING GRAPH AFTER LINE Line Leader:________________
BALANCING Date:______________________
LBR Calculation: _____________
35 120%
30 30 100%
Seconds
25
80%
20 71%
60%
15 30
28
26
24 23 40%
10
20%
5
8.4
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3-1 Operator 3-2 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO#4 - 2 OPERATORS PERFORM ONE OPERATION Line Leader:________________
(OPERATION #3 ), ONE OF OPERATORS NOT DEDICATED, BUT Date:______________________
SUPPORTS 2 LINES WITH NEW BOTTLENECK AFTER REBALANCING LINE LBR Calculation: _____________
LINE BALANCING GRAPH IN EACH LINE
BEFORE LINE BALANCING
• LBR =(24+23+35+26+28)/5*35*100% = 77.7%
40
35
Seconds
30
25 26
20
35
15
28
26
24 23
10
0
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time
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SCENARIO#4-1 - HOW TO CALCULATE OPERATOR 3-1&2 CYCLE TIME IN LINE BALANCE
CHART?
Given:
1. Takt time is 26 seconds
2. Operation #3 Cycle time is 35secs, which is the bottleneck
3. We assigned 2 operators (Operator3-1, Operator 3-2) to perform Operation #3, but one of operators will
also support another line, not dedicated to this line
4. Actual cycle time:
• When Operator 3-1 performs Operation #3, the cycle time is 38secs
• When Operator 3-2 performs Operation #3, the cycle time is 40 secs
5. But when we rebalance the operation#3 with 2 operators, then operation#5 will be new bottleneck
Question: how to calculate operator 3-1&3-2 cycle time in line balance chart? and what is new LBR%?
Solution:
1. Takt time is 26s, Operation 3 is bottleneck
2. we assign 2 operators in operation#3, they are 3-1 and 3-2
3. 3-1 is more capable of operation 3, therefore 3-1 will be 100% deployed
4. the output for 3-1 is 3600/38=94pcs
5. the target output is :3600/28=128.5pcs, round down to 128 pcs (based on new bottleneck-operation#5)
6. then 3-2 needs to support 128-94=34pcs 15-JAN-2020 24
SCENARIO#4-2 - HOW TO CALCULATE OPERATOR 3-1&2 CYCLE TIME IN LINE BALANCE
CHART?
Question: how to calculate operator 3-1&3-2 cycle time in line balance chart? and what is new LBR%?
Solution(Continued) :
7. Then operation #3 cycle time will be:
8. (94*38+34*40)/128=38.5s
9. Operator 3-1: 28 s, Operator 3-2: 10.5s
10. Operator 3-2 will be low level engaged in operation#3, the time will be: 34*40=1360s
11. % of operator 3-2 involved in operation#3 in 1 hour
=>1360/3600=0.38
12. LBR%= (24+23+28+10.5+26+28)/(28*(5+0.38))=92.6%
p.s. this line capacity is not enough, the expected output is 138pcs ( 3600/26) per hour, actual output is only 128pcs per hour
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO#4-3 LINE BALANCING GRAPH BEFORE LINE Line Leader:________________
BALANCING Date:______________________
BEFORE LINE BALANCING LBR Calculation: _____________
40 120%
35
100%
Seconds
30
26 80%
25
20 60%
35
15
28 40%
26
24 23
10
20%
5
0 0%
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time Efficiency
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IE:_______________________
SCENARIO#4-4 LINE BALANCING GRAPH AFTER LINE Line Leader:________________
BALANCING Date:______________________
LBR Calculation: _____________
30
26
25
Seconds
20
62%
15
28 28
26
24 23
10
5 10.5
0
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3-1 Operator 3-2 Operator 4 Operator 5
Cycle time Takt Time
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IE:_________________________
LINE BALANCING GRAPH IN EACH LINE Line Leader:_________________
Line balancing graph display: latest line balance graph with cycle time by operator,
takt time, line balancing rate.
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Thank you
CHANGEOVER EXECUTION TRACKING
CALCULATION METHOD
Mc MC Setting
MC Mc Setting 1st Bundle MC Setting
Sr Operation SMV Setting Time Lapsed start Responsible Input Time Lost Responsible
Type Start Output Loss time
End Delay
B C D E F G H I J K L M N
Auto pick up from ERP after Data collection either RFID or =IF(H7>0,H =(IF(G7<H6,0 =(IF(F7<H6, =I6-(Bundle size*
Manual Manual
putting new style number Manual 7-G7,0) ,G7-H6))-K7 0,F7-H6)) Operations SMV*2)
Anexes
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