Assembly assignmentThe purpose of an assembly assignment is to balance the resources over the line stations in a manner that optimizes line performance. The process engineer defines the period and range for an assembly assignment, and links process characteristics to the assembly assignment. Assignments are used to define process characteristics such as cycle time, man occupation, and machine occupation. Assignments are date-sensitive, so different process characteristics can be applied to the assembly line over different periods (dates) and time ranges (times of day) on the same day. Process characteristics Several process characteristics can be defined by means of assignments. Process characteristics that are applicable to the entire assembly line are defined on the line level assignment. Process characteristics applied at line station level are defined for other assignments, which are defined by line station and linked to the line level assignments. When the line level assignment is active, all line station assignments that are linked to it are effective. Assignments are defined for an assembly line. For each assignment, you specify the cycle time (average and nonaverage) and activity ranges (the period and time ranges for which the assignment is effective). In addition to cycle time, you can define the following process characteristics for an assignment:
These process characteristics are linked to other assignments that are, in turn, linked to the assembly assignment. When an assembly assignment is valid, the assignments that are linked to it are also in effect. Average and nonaverage assignments There are two types of assignments, both of which exist at the same time:
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