A study on operator allocation aiming at the skill improvement for cell production system (4th Report, A proposal of operational method under dynamic conditions)

Abstract

We proposed a new human index named "skill index" and also proposed operator allocation and scheduling method using this index in our previous study. We confirmed the training effectiveness of our method under stable order conditions. However, the order contents are changed during operation time in a real site. In this study, we consider the operator re-allocation procedure using our method under the order change to keep operator training and productivity. As a result of the computer experiments, we confirmed that the procedure has to be changed by a timing of order change.

Keywords

• human factor
• effective training
• operator allocation
• cell manufacturing system
• scheduling