Patent ID: 6918168
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: B23P,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An assembly line organizing method, capable of producing a plurality of types of vehicles on a single main line, comprising the steps of: classifying all vehicle parts into main parts and subparts by classifying parts which are common to all types of vehicles as main parts and classifying remaining parts other than the main parts as subparts, classifying all subparts into synchronizing subparts and non-synchronizing subparts by classifying subparts which can be assembled synchronous with a vehicle assembly in the main line as synchronizing subparts and classifying other remaining subparts as non-synchronizing subparts, and assigning all assembly man-hours for the non-synchronizing subparts classified thereto in the above subparts classification step to at least either the difference in man-hours for the assembly of the main parts depending on the vehicle type or the difference in man-hours for the assembly of the synchronizing subparts depending on the vehicle type, wherein main parts are assembled on a main line, synchronizing subparts are assembled synchronously with the main line, and non-synchronous subparts are assembled in a non-synchronous subpart assembly area for subassembly by unused man-hours generated by the difference in the number of main parts depending on the vehicle type, or the unused man-hours generated by the difference in the number of assembling synchronizing subparts depending on the vehicle type.