A Complex Garment Assembly Line Balancing Using Simulation-based Optimization

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dc.contributor.author Bongomin, Ocident
dc.contributor.author Mwasiagi, Josphat Igadwa
dc.contributor.author Nganyi, Eric Oyondi
dc.contributor.author Nibikora, Ildephonse
dc.date.accessioned 2021-02-23T09:24:56Z
dc.date.available 2021-02-23T09:24:56Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.60682/f5bg-jq86
dc.description.abstract The nascent wave of disruptive competition in the current business environment brought about by the fourth industrial revolution (Fashion 4.0 or Apparel 4.0) is enormous. Therefore, it is paramount important to apparel industry to be flexible enough to respond quickly to the unstable customers’ demand through continuous improvement of their process efficiency and productivity. This study aims at achieving an optimal trouser assembly line balancing using simulation-based optimization via design of experiment. The empirical study is conducted at Southern Range Nyanza Limited (NYTIL) garment facility and a complex trouser assembly line with 72 operations is considered. The discrete event simulation of the trouser assembly line is developed using Arena simulation software. The local optimal solution is obtained from simulation experimentation and is adopted for the optimization process. The OptQuest tool is utilized to solve a single objective function (throughput) optimization problem. The results show that average throughput increases from the existing design (490 pieces per day) to local optimal design (638) and global optimal design (762). Consequently, the line efficiency increases from 61.2% to 79.7% to 95.2% respectively. The high increase in line efficiency and average throughput confirms the suitability assembly line balancing using simulation-based optimization via design of experiment. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship ACE II-PTRE of Moi University, Rockwell Automation & Southern range nyanza limited (NYTIL) en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries RESEARCH ARTICLE;
dc.subject Arena, en_US
dc.subject Discrete event simulation, en_US
dc.subject Objective function, en_US
dc.subject OptQuest, en_US
dc.subject Optimization, en_US
dc.subject Simulation modeling en_US
dc.title A Complex Garment Assembly Line Balancing Using Simulation-based Optimization en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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