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Man-hour efficiency of manual kit preparation in the materials supply to mass-customised assembly

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  • Robin Hanson
  • Lars Medbo

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Addressing the materials feeding principle of kitting, commonly applied in the materials supply to mass-customised assembly, the current paper has the purpose of exploring how the man-hour efficiency of kit preparation is affected by the design and the context of the kit preparation. The study presented in the paper is based on a comprehensive methodology, comprising several steps and considering a large set of qualitative as well as quantitative data from 15 case studies. It also utilises the expertise of practitioners from the industry. The paper provides a valuable addition to the existing literature where empirical evidence is scarce. From a practical perspective, it offers support to the design of man-hour efficient kit preparation systems. The findings show that the design and the context of the kit preparation system can have a decisive, yet complex, impact on the man-hour efficiency and, thereby, on an assessment of the applicability of kitting. The paper identifies several important aspects of both design and context and indicates how these aspects are linked to the man-hour efficiency of kit preparation.

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  • Robin Hanson & Lars Medbo, 2019. "Man-hour efficiency of manual kit preparation in the materials supply to mass-customised assembly," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(11), pages 3735-3747, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:57:y:2019:i:11:p:3735-3747
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2019.1566653
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    1. Emilio Moretti & Elena Tappia & Veronique Limère & Marco Melacini, 2021. "Exploring the application of machine learning to the assembly line feeding problem," Operations Management Research, Springer, vol. 14(3), pages 403-419, December.
    2. Emilio Moretti & Elena Tappia & Martina Mauri & Marco Melacini, 2022. "A performance model for mobile robot-based part feeding systems to supermarkets," Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, Springer, vol. 34(3), pages 580-613, September.

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