Assembly Line Balancing Practice Problem
Assembly Line Balancing Practice Problem
Precedence Diagram
Procedure:
[1] List all elements in descending order of Te value, largest Te at the top of the list.
[2] To assign elements to the first workstation, start at the top of the list and work
done, selecting the first feasible element for placement at the station. A feasible
element is one that satisfies the precedence requirements and does not cause the
sum of the Te value at station to exceed the cycle time Tc.
[3] Repeat step 2.
Procedure:
[1] Calculate the RPW for each element by summing the elements Te together with the
Te values for all the elements that follow it in the arrow chain of the precedence
diagram.
[2] List the elements in the order of their RPW, largest RPW at the top of the list. For
convenience, include the Te value and immediate predecessors for each element.
[3] Assign elements to stations according to RPW, avoiding precedence constraint and
time cycle violations.