Abstract:Many manufacturers have adopted the strategy of organising assembly line workers into teams supported by a team leader. The paper's objective is to quantify how team sizing impacts productivity and pr...Many manufacturers have adopted the strategy of organising assembly line workers into teams supported by a team leader. The paper's objective is to quantify how team sizing impacts productivity and profitability in the presence of absenteeism. The model focuses on the team leader's role of assisting team members, and accounts for the impact of cross-training, quality, absenteeism, and whether or not Andon is used. The results enable what-if analyses of alternative strategies for team sizing, Andon, absenteeism, and cross-training.Read More
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-12-21
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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