Abstract
The first purpose of this research is to propose a new perspective on the framework for designing a manufacturing line project in Japanese automobile manufacturing plants from an empirical point of view. The second purpose is to introduce the method and analytical procedures of upsizing a current manufacturing line utilized by a linear programming (LP) model for selecting alternatives for simulation study. Furthermore, study of manufacturing cost analysis is also discussed; combination of simulation study and cost analysis will help to make final decision for the most efficient line. The proposed method was applied in an actual design project to confirm the feasibility of the framework.
