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- Title
Buffer allocation problem in a shoe manufacturing line: A metamodeling approach.
- Authors
Hernández Vázquez, José Omar; Hernández González, Salvador; Hernández Vázquez, José Israel; Figueroa Fernández, Vicente; Cancino de la Fuente, Claudia Iveth
- Abstract
Footwear production is subject to the variability inherent in any process, and producers often need to apply tools that allow them to make the right decisions. This work documents the process to optimize the buffer allocation in a shoe manufacturing line minimizing the cycle time in the system, applying a metamodeling approach. It was found that the Front sewing operation, and the interaction between the Lining sewing operation and the assembly operation have the greatest effect on the flow time of the product within the process; the optimum assignment of spaces follows a non-uniform arrangement on the line saturating the slower stations; the cycle time follows a non-linear behavior vs. the total number of spaces (N) in the line. For a certain value of N, the cycle time reaches a minimum value.
- Subjects
ASSEMBLY line balancing; INDUSTRIAL efficiency; RESOURCE allocation; SHOES; REGRESSION analysis; SEWING; DECISION making; OPERATIONS management
- Publication
Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2022, Issue 103, p175
- ISSN
0120-6230
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17533/udea.redin.20210735