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Introduction to Industrial
Engineering
The Line Balancing Problem
The problem is to arrange the individual
processing and assembly tasks at the
workstations so that the total time
required at each workstation is
approximately the same.
Nearly impossible to reach perfect
balance
Things to consider
Sequence of tasks is restricted, there is
a required order
Called precedence constraints
There is a production rate needed, i.e.
how many products needed per time
period
Design the line to meet demand and
within constraints
Terminology and Definitions
Minimum Work Element
Total Work Content
Cycle Time
Precedence Constraints
Balance Delay
Minimum Work Element
Tej
Total Work Content
Aggregate of work
elements
n
Twc Tej
j 1
Workstation Process time