Human Factors in Engineering

7  Assembly Line Optimization Applying a Construction Algorithm

Jennifer Mayorga-Paguay, Jorge Buele, Angel Soria, and Manuel Ayala-Chauvin

DOI: 10.1201/9781003383444-7

CONTENTS

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Methodology

7.2.1 Initial Diagnosis

7.2.2 Improvement Proposal

7.3 Results

7.4 Conclusions

References

7.1 Introduction

The first prototypes of the turbocharger were tested in automobiles in the United States. However, its development was slow due to the posed barriers that the technology available during that time could not overcome. During World War II, its implementation was carried out in US combat aircrafts, which made it possible to better appreciate its importance in the military field (Alfano, 1986). Despite their importance in avionics, ...