Operations decision making

Assemble line balancing is a model which is applied in the production system. ALB is used in assigning tasks which are based on elemental operations of converting raw materials.  It is a very important technique in lean system as it ensures that   line segments are met in the appropriate time frame using the production capacity. The main objective of  this model  is to assign the work  evenly in the workstations, reduce the  manpower requirement, idle time  and expenses and maximum  the  rate of  production (Rekiek  & Delchambre, 2006).

 If a worker is trying hard but 20% slow than others, I would offer the worker a training which may increase his or her speed.   I would allow the worker to work in a workstation where there is idle time so that he or she can have enough time to adjust   and improve the way of working.  In addition, I would apply the parallelization method   and assign the same work to other workers in the same station (Rekiek & Delchambre, 2006).  This will lower the cycle time than the operation time which could be taken by the slow worker.  In addition, I would integrate the worker in parallel station so that he or she can work with fast workers in order to balance the workload.  Other method which I would use to deal with this issue is the collaborative approach.  This method is to integrate the disabled in the labor force by placing the worker in another workstation where different workers will carry out different task such as developing task, executing task and finishing the task.  This will help to reduce the cycle time, meet an effective task completion and build   relationship with workers and stations (Rekiek & Delchambre, 2006).

 

 

 

Reference

Rekiek, B., & Delchambre, A. (2006). Assembly line design: The balancing of mixed-model

hybrid assembly lines with genetic algorithms. London: Springer.