STUDY AND MODIFICATION OF LINE ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUE FOR TATRA EQUIPMENT

Initially majority of the sub-assembly operations of TATRA equipment were being carried out in the main line instead of performing some of the sub assembly activities parallel to the main assembly line. This results are increased equipment assembly life cycle time. One more problem associated with the existing layout is that tools required for the entire assembly operation was placed at tool room which was very far from the workstation and the materials spare parts to be assembled was kept at stores which was also very far from the workstation. This makes the works to travel long distance whenever he needs tool or a material, resulting in wastage of time.These problems were tried to overcome in the proposed assembly line by shifting some more assembly activities from main line to the parallel line which resulted in reduced equipment assembly life cycle time. In the proposed assembly line, main line assembly activities are divided into different stages. Tools and assembly materials required for that particular stage activity is arranged near to that stage location or work station there by reducing the unnecessary movement of men and materials