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Applying Packing Problems to Optimize Throughput Time and Human Ergonomics in Project Shops

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Special Machine Manufactures (SMM) assembling in project shops have to ensure a high delivery performance to be competitive, while the demographic change reinforces the importance of human ergonomics. Since the degree of standardization in project shops is low, the assembly and logistical processes are planned and controlled insufficiently. Particularly the material supply shows a great potential for improvement. Instead of provoking high non-value adding shares and ergonomic risks by supplying the material for an order completely and randomly around the mounting area at the start of assembly, a structured material supply enables SMM to reduce and stabilize the throughput time in order to increase the delivery performance and helps to decrease the ergonomic risks for the workers. In this paper a promising approach for SMM is presented and validated.

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  1. Institute of Production Systems, TU Dortmund University, Leonhard-Euler-Straße 5, 44227, Dortmund, Germany

    Thomas Henke & Jochen Deuse

  2. Advanced Manufacturing, School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia

    Jochen Deuse

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  1. Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

    Stefan Trzcielinski

  2. Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University, Poznan, Poland

    Beata Mrugalska

  3. University of Central Florida, Cocoa Beach, FL, USA

    Waldemar Karwowski

  4. Lincoln School of Design, University of Lincoln, LINCOLN, UK

    Emilio Rossi

  5. Department of Architecture, University of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Pescara, Italy

    Massimo Di Nicolantonio

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Henke, T., Deuse, J. (2021). Applying Packing Problems to Optimize Throughput Time and Human Ergonomics in Project Shops. In: Trzcielinski, S., Mrugalska, B., Karwowski, W., Rossi, E., Di Nicolantonio, M. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 274. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80462-6_12

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