Simulação da instalação de uma linha de produção em “u” na indústria automobilística

Abstract

The auto industry has always faced some obstacles in the assembly of vehicles, either due to the large volume of orders, limitation of the assembly line, difficulties caused by delays in the delivery of parts by suppliers, and by the multiplicities offered by the automakers themselves, in the options available for each vehicle model or version. The present work aims to present a simulation with the purpose of benefiting the production line, with the elimination of one of the bottlenecks present in the manufacturing process. From simulations of an “U” shaped line coupled to the main assembly line, where the vehicles are moved to the supplementary line, in which the installations of the sunroofs made. The simulation is based on standard times in the automobile industry and is made available in scientific articles. With the application of an adjunct installation line of low-demand options, it can be analyzed that there are considerable gains in time, making the main line for the manufacture of vehicles without the option feasible, and making it possible to reduce costs in the total volume of options sold.