LAPSE:2024.0811
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LAPSE:2024.0811
Process Analysis and Modelling of Operator Performance in Classical and Digitalized Assembly Workstations
Georgiana Cătălina Neacşu (Dobrişan), Eduard Laurenţiu Niţu, Ana Cornelia Gavriluţă, Georgica Gheorghiţa Vlad, Elena Mădălina Dobre, Marian Gheorghe, Maria Magdalena Stan
June 7, 2024
Strong competition in the automotive industry has required manufacturers to implement lean production, both with methods and techniques specific to Industry 4.0. At the same time, universities must provide graduates with specific skills for applying these new production methods and techniques. In this context, a lean learning factory was developed in the Pitesti University Center that allows students to learn about, experiment with, and research new lean manufacturing methods and techniques as well as Industry 4.0 in an environment similar to that of enterprises. The research presented in this study aimed to identify the minimum number of repetitions necessary to train operators to perform the same assembly operation while working at two differently organized workstations: one classic and the other including digital techniques. Several indicators were considered in our analysis, such as the number of errors, the number of stops, the effective duration of the work cycle, and the percentage ratio between the standard duration of cyclical activities and the effective duration of the work cycle. The evolution of these indicators was mathematically modelled by regression functions, using the least squares method. The obtained results also highlight the usefulness of applying the DOJO method as a lean-manufacturing-specific learning technique and the efficiency of implementing digital techniques in work organization.
Keywords
assembly workstations, DOJO, Industry 4.0, lean learning factory, regression analysis
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Neacşu (Dobrişan) GC, Niţu EL, Gavriluţă AC, Vlad GG, Dobre EM, Gheorghe M, Stan MM. Process Analysis and Modelling of Operator Performance in Classical and Digitalized Assembly Workstations. (2024). LAPSE:2024.0811
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Neacşu (Dobrişan) GC: Doctoral School of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, Bucharest University Center, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Niţu EL: Manufacturing and Industrial Management Department, Pitești University Center, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania [ORCID]
Gavriluţă AC: Manufacturing and Industrial Management Department, Pitești University Center, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania [ORCID]
Vlad GG: Manufacturing and Industrial Management Department, Pitești University Center, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Dobre EM: Manufacturing and Industrial Management Department, Pitești University Center, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Gheorghe M: Doctoral School of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, Bucharest University Center, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Stan MM: Educational Sciences Department, Pitești University Center, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Journal Name
Processes
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12
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3
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533
Year
2024
Publication Date
2024-03-07
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2227-9717
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PII: pr12030533, Publication Type: Journal Article
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