A software to read the barcode automatically for the FVT
workstation needs to be invested, which costs around
2800USD. An operator has to do jobs of the ILP and FVT
workstations. The operator processes include locating the
motherboard in the ILP fixture machine, transporting to the
FVT, testing four motherboards, transporting back to the
ILP, removing out the completed motherboard and moving
it to the next station. Similarly, the summary of cycle time
at each workstation is shown in Table 11, in which all of
them is still less than required Takt time. The number of
workstations is reduced from 4 to 3, and 3 operators could
complete all jobs of the line.