Lecture-5 Assembly Line Balancing Dr. Dileep S. More Operations Management Group IIM Calcutta Objectives • Understand the concept of assembly line balancing • Study a general procedure to balance the line • Study advantages of line balancing Introduction • The first movable assembly line was created by Ford to manufacture the Ford Model T • Ford installed a capstan and a thick cable to move the cars between assembly stations Ford’s assembly line concept A Line with Multi Operators
Premium Assembly line Unix Ford Motor Company
POM Assembly line history The assembly line is a process in which workers are put in order to assemble the parts faster to finish the product. This process affected the industrial revolution in a great manner. The companies were able to construct their products faster and satisfying the demand that was needed at that time. Many companies try to perfect the process in different manners. Then‚ Ford Company was the first in creating a moving assemble line. After that ford was the leader in selling
Premium Assembly line Ford Motor Company Mass production
Stretching their way across the Peruvian desert‚ the Nasca lines are one of the greatest mysteries in Latin America. The Nasca lines- or Geoglyphs are colossal lines carved into the earth and are believed to have been created over two thousand years ago by the ancient people of Nasca. Due to the dry and windless climate‚ the Nasca lines have remained remarkably preserved through time. A continuous line makes geometric shapes and animal figures‚ some as long as two hundred meters. The technology
Premium Critical thinking Reasoning
discontinued many different brands under his line of clothing. Here’s a list of as many as I could dredge up‚ but do note that it’s by no means exhaustive. If you know of any other brands that I haven’t listed‚ please do feel free to let me know! h.Naoto The main line of the h.Naoto empire. The brands in this line are designed by the man himself. NAOTO SEVEN The SEVEN line is what Naoto himself calls the “Art Mode”. Classified as “GOTHIC”‚ the clothing in this line
Premium Brand Gothic fashion Gothic architecture
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ The key word here is "two". Throughout our lives we constantly face decisions where we have two choices. Even when it seems there is only one choice‚ we can decide either to DO it‚ or NOT do it; so there are STILL two alternatives. And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler‚ long I stood Then there are times we wish we could do BOTH; HAVE our cake and eat it too! We know we can’t‚ so we must agonize over the choices; weigh the possibilities. And
Premium
Chris Evans Managerial Communication Case Study – Spree Cruise Lines Executive Summary: Determining the course of action with damage to port‚ prop‚ and passenger moral. There are three key issues that Spree Cruise Lines are being faced with. One‚ they were accused of damage to the port that they went out of on (DATE). The problem here is that the engine and prop may have not been properly fixed or maintained from the last voyage. The second issue is the actual damage to the 2nd prop and what
Premium Cruise ship
broken into two parts. The first is to recognize the principles of flame ionization and atomic spectra. The second is to observe and thus further understand the line spectra for multiple elements or molecules as well as determine the correlation between emission spectra and atomic structure. Experimental Procedure Procedure 1: Observation of Line Spectra by Discharge Tubes Six discharge lamps were selected – argon‚ carbon dioxide‚ helium‚ hydrogen‚ iodine‚ mercury‚ and xenon. Using the spectroscopes
Premium Chemistry Light Fundamental physics concepts
at the materials at the bottom of the Gizmo™. Which ones do you think will stick to a bar magnet? Nickel‚ and Iron. 2. Ferromagnetic materials are strongly attracted to magnets. Drag a bar magnet and the piece of nickel onto the scribbled line. Press Play ([pic]). A. Is nickel ferromagnetic? Yes B. How do you know? The atoms in ferromagnetic materials like to align their magnetic dipoles with the external field. 3. Test copper‚ wood‚ glass‚ and iron. Which ones are
Premium Magnetic field Magnet Magnetism
How do you see the future of Durand line in the post with drawl scenario of U.S. led NATO forces from Afghanistan? A due consideration may be given to the nature of Pak- Afghan relations. The Durand line is referred to a 2‚640km long porous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was established in 1893 after an agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand of British India and Afghan Amir Abdur Rehman Khan. The line with mild modification after the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 was inherited by Pakistan
Premium United States World War II Cold War
BADM 615 Assembly Line Design Problems (Solutions) Assembly Line Design Problems (Solutions) The following tables give the tasks‚ task times‚ and predecessors that are to be performed on an assembly line. Consider the scenarios and answer the corresponding questions for each. 1. Scenario One: Task A B C D E F G H Seconds 20 7 20 22 15 10 16 8 Preceding Tasks — A B B C D E‚ F G The workday is seven hours long; and the demand for completed products is 750 per
Premium Harshad number Unix