Set-up saving schemes for printed circuit boards assembly

Oded Z. Maimon, Ezey M. Dar-El, Tali F. Carmon
1993 European Journal of Operational Research  
Focusing on a basic printed circuit board (PCB) assembly line configuration characterized by very long set-up times, we examine two scheduling methods that can significantly reduce the set-up. Both methods -the Grouped Set-Up (GSU) method that has been recently introduced in the literature and the Sequence Dependent Scheduling (SDS) method, which has not been studied in this context -are based on component commonality among PCB types. Using the typical traditional scheduling method as a
more » ... k, the GSU and the SDS methods are compared in terms of three performance measures: line throughput, average work-in-process (WIP) inventory level, and implementation complexity. Guide lines for selecting the most appropriate method for a given production environment are proposed. The analysis is illustrated using real data from a typical production line.
doi:10.1016/0377-2217(93)90037-n fatcat:hnqqnfa6ebhxrn5fo54wqkvm5q