[Marco]

Hi,

has any-one ever used "Linebalancing" ? PLease could you give some insights how you performed and what the results were. Was it easy to implement? Especially when you have to re-allocate people du to the fact the line is more balanced and people aren't "needed" anymore for a "specific" task?

Your valuable inputs please.

Looking forward,

Rgrds,

Marco

[Marco]

Originally Posted by Marco

Hi,

has any-one ever used "Linebalancing" ? PLease could you give some insights how you performed and what the results were. Was it easy to implement? Especially when you have to re-allocate people du to the fact the line is more balanced and people aren't "needed" anymore for a "specific" task?

Your valuable inputs please.

Looking forward,

Rgrds,

Marco

hmmm seems that no-one ever used "line-balancing"?
So you're production processes are well balanced? Can't imagine that

Looking forward to your inputs,

Rgrds,

Marco

[QualityColorado]

Originally Posted by Marco

hmmm seems that no-one ever used "line-balancing"?
So you're production processes are well balanced? Can't imagine that

Looking forward to your inputs,

Rgrds,

Marco

Marco,Hello!

Sorry for not responding sooner. Yes, have used line balancing (and its service equivalent, load balancing).

It is a fairly simple concept, but it is not necessary easy.

Yes, it is quite useful ... can't imagine running a production line operation, or a service "line" operation (customer-facing) without using it.

Without load balancing, some industries (like the electric utility industry) would come to a complete halt very quickly.

[sparky]

Marco,

Yes I've used it. Can't say the major motor manufacturers have made that much of it. - I've seen operators loaded up to 125% Also the foremans friend gets the light loaded jobs.

[Haz]

Originally Posted by sparky

Marco,

Yes I've used it. Can't say the major motor manufacturers have made that much of it. - I've seen operators loaded up to 125% Also the foremans friend gets the light loaded jobs.

Sparky,
Agree with this, i do however think when i was in Japan they had it down to a fine art.

Regards,

Haz

[unknown13]

Hi Marco sir
Line Balancing is the performance measure done by mainly doing the Time and Motion study on the production line. The measure for giving the line balancing is LOB (Line of Balance) which is nothing but the simple formula given as

LOB = (No. of Parts Manufactured)*(Standard time for producing that part)
(No. of Workers Working in that line)*(Average cycle time for that line/product)

this will give you value less then 1 and if it gives the value equal to 1 then your line is 100% balanced.

regards

[Marco]

Originally Posted by Marco

Was it easy to implement? Especially when you have to re-allocate people du to the fact the line is more balanced and people aren't "needed" anymore for a "specific" task?

OK, some valid inputs regarding the usage of it. Thanks for that.
But what about the implementation fo your "study". Was it easy to implement and to persue the people who seem to do "a-poor-job" or...

looking forward to your responces.

Rgrds,

Marco

[sparky]

Originally Posted by Marco

Was it easy to implement and to persue the people who seem to do "a-poor-job" or...

Marco,

As always....it depends. Often the resistors are the ones that should have done the job in the first place. Then along comes this upstart and starts showing them how it should be done....

Again, as with most process improvements it helps to have a champion with clout. In actual fact, I personally think that trying to achieve change without a committed champion is a waste of time and effort. - WOMBAT if I recall the correct acronym?

[Marco]

Originally Posted by sparky

Marco,

As always....it depends. Often the resistors are the ones that should have done the job in the first place. Then along comes this upstart and starts showing them how it should be done....

Again, as with most process improvements it helps to have a champion with clout. In actual fact, I personally think that trying to achieve change without a committed champion is a waste of time and effort. - WOMBAT if I recall the correct acronym?

Hmm, what a though job we do have. First we have to prove that improvement is needed and when we've got the "evidence" of the needed improvement, we need commitment to implement it. Strange world, don't you think

[sparky]

Marco,

Very strange if you ask me. But it's paid me for many years now.

I just get fed up with picking up everyone elses c*ck-ups. You then have the scenario where they try to justify things, which of course they can't as you have the evidence... So finally they just become obstructive.

This cycle repeats itself all around the World, and in any industry that I've looked at.