Line Balancing in the Apparel Industry Using Simulation Techniques
Research and development
Authors:
- Güner Mücella G.
Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey - Ünal Can (j/w)
 Full text | Abstract: Line balancing problems are well-known applications of industrial engineering departments. Different kinds of line balancing algorithms have been applied for many years in the apparel industry. However manual-operations oriented system of this sector makes it impossible to gain certain results with the algorithms currently used, and also makes it difficult to predict upcoming events when the production system is modified. This paper investigates and demonstrates the application of computer simulation for the design of a manufacturing process for t-shirt production in a virtual-reality environment. For this purpose, lots of data are collected from the real system and alternative systems are composed in order to find best one. |
Tags: line balancing, simulation technique, apparel mills, modular production, productivity.