Process and Labour Utilization in The Electronic Industry: A Simulation Approach

• Main Authors: Omar, M.Khaled, Abdullah, Rohana, Abd. Rahman, Md. Nizam
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TS Manufactures; TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/4746/1/Process_and_Labour_Utilization.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/4746/; http://icmit2012.org
• Institution: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Process utilisation that ensures all workstations are balanced is essential factor for factory productivity. Another important factor that has to be considered is the Man-to-Machine (M-to-M) ratio which provides an answer to how much manpower should be assigned to a machine. This paper reports on a simulation approach that aims to simultaneously provide a solution to the problems of process and M-to-M ratio utilisation. The results of the simulation provide an accurate picture for the system understudy in terms of the bottleneck process, optimal utilisation and M-to-M ratio.