Automatic production line efficiency evaluation and optimization

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis of the production line in terms of overall efficiency. The aim is to define the areas that play a role in overall efficiency and then devise appropriate solutions to improve them. Emphasis is placed on the analytical method Basic MOST designed for work norming, according to which the normalized time of operators is determined. The next part of the paper is devoted to the analysis in order to find the weak points of the line that could be optimized in order to increase efficiency or financial savings. The production line and its analysis is also processed as a discrete event system in Siemens Plant Simulation software, focusing on the data flow and variability of the whole system.