Production line balancing with discrete event simulation: A case study

摘要

In this paper we present the case study for the optimization of the production line by using the balancing and discrete event simulation approach. First the basic theory and steps for the production line balancing are presented. For the real production process, consisting of two production lines and an assembly workplace the simulation model is built and the initial results obtained. After balancing of the production process and improvement of its performance some further steps of the process optimization by using the improved simulation model are performed. The results of the combination of the line balancing and further process optimization raise the production rate of the process enormously, which is obvious from the research results of this paper.