Design Process Support for Production Lines : Reconfiguration of Production Lines by using Numerical Analysis

Abstract

Design processes of production lines are very complicated, and individual manufacturing engineers carry out production line design based on their own experiences. It is now eagerly required to establish systematic methods and supporting tools, in order to support all the design processes of the production lines. The objective of the research is to establish systematic methods and computerized support systems for the design processes of production lines by using numerical analysis.