Optimum manpower models for a production system with varying production rates (Q1083365)

A minimum number of workers is required for particular operation on the main assembly line of a production system. Considering this constraint and the standards of operations for different work elements, norms for all tasks in the whole assembly process are fixed by the management. Based on these norms, some optimum models have been suggested for estimation of work force on the assembly line for different rates of production. The estimation for varying production rates is done with reference to the present production rate and to the maximum installed capacity of the plant by introducing the integer approximation. The optimum model helps the management to schedule a quick and economic production plan.