The result shows that the efficiency for the current production line is 47.25%. Table 3 shows the operation performance results both before and after the improvement.
From the above results, the production capacity increased by 1,257 pieces per day. However this capacity is still below the target value of 25,000 pieces per day.
Therefore, an additional improvement is needed in order to reach the target. It is worth noting that the above analysis is studied with average values only. The result might be different if data with variances are considered here.
Thus it is necessary to conduct a computer simulation in order to verify the correctness of the experiment and to analyze the amount of WIP.
Moreover, different line balancing scenarios can be simulated in order to obtain the optimal solution for the production line by considering system throughput, work in process and production cost per unit.