Optimization of Cycle Time for Wire Harness Assembly – Line Balancing and Kaizen Approach

Aasheet Kumar1, Gaurav Chaudhary2, Manish Kalra3, Binit Kumar Jha4

U. G. Student, Dept of Manufacturing Technology, J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education, Noida, U.P, India1

U. G. Student, Dept of Manufacturing Technology, J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education, Noida, U.P, India2

U. G. Student, Dept of Manufacturing Technology, J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education, Noida, U.P, India3

Head of Department, Dept of Manufacturing Technology, J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education, Noida, U.P, India4

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ABSTRACT:

As the customer needs product at higher quality, shorter delivery time, higher customer service level and lower price; companies adopt continuous productivity and quality improvement to survive in the increasingly competitive world market. To cater to this, line balancing and kaizen are effective approaches to improve the productivity and quality. This paper has made use of these approaches to improve the productivity on a Wire Harness Assembly line of a company manufacturing wire harnesses for automobiles. Here, the balance rate has been calculated before and after improvement to show the reduction in manpower requirement and increase in output.  

KEYWORDS: Kaizen, Assembly Line balancing, Wire harness, Waste reduction, Takt time