ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING IN AN ALTERNATOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY USING RPW METHOD

Abstract

 Improper line balancing causes the accumulation of inventories, poor distribution of workloads and workers along
the assembly line. Many companies facing a problem of irregular production rate. So we decided to propose a new assembly
time with the objective of redeployment of work force. This is done with analyzing and application of RPW method to the
existing assembly line. This aims to minimize workloads and workers on the assembly line while meeting a required output.
The production rate is depending on how well the line is running. A new layout will be proposed to make the assembly line
achieve its required production rate. The work involves analysis of present production line for identifying the sources of
waste in differentiating Value added time and non-value added time. Line balancing was done to minimize the idle time and
improve cycle efficiency by reducing the number of work stations.