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Due to fluctuations on the market, manufacturing of many product variations, and wish for fine-tuning between production and assembly a fan and motor manufacturing company wanted to improve their assembly line. The aims were efficient flow and human centered assembly in the new product line. Therefore an integral participatory approach of ergonomics and assembly engineering was adopted. This paper describes the process and the results of the development of the new assembly line. The new defined assembly line leads to productivity increase, less physical load, less walking and searching time, efficient flow, flexible deployment, ergonomic workstations and convenient arrangement of workstations, material and transportation.

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process flow assembly productivity participatory approach

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Efficient Flow and Human Centred Assembly by an Interactive Approach

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