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ENGINEERING JOURNAL CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY
Volume 26, No. 01, Month APRIL, Year 2019, Pages 207 - 226
Simulation model for operator allocation in head gimbal assembly line
Wikanda Saengkularb and Wipawee Tharmmaphornphilas
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This research developed a simulation model, using FlexSim and applies it in a reader-writer manufacturing for Hard Disk Drive industry to assign workforces to a reader-writer production line to fit with production rates and product demand by considering 2 production layouts which are the layout 1 is discontinuous layout and the layout 2 is continuous layout. The main objective of this study is to reduce labor costs and increase workforce utilization. Currently, average utilization is 58.5% under 21 working hours per day. After implementing the model, the first layout can reduce 4 out of 12 workers per production line and average utilization increases 14.2% with 90,113 baht reduction in labor cost per month. Layout 2 reduces 5 out of 12 workers per production line and average utilization increases 22.3% with 112,641 baht reduction of labor cost per month.
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