Levels of Automation in the wood product industry: A case study
Other conference contribution, 2016

The paper investigates the effect of the changeover in levels of automation (LoA) on the material utilization and the production flexibility in processing line systems, in the wood product industry. Further, the paper examines the applicability of the DYNAMO methodology in the chosen context. A case study was conducted where two processing line systems were analysed and compared in terms of LoA and performance. The results imply that consistency in quality and the ability to handle product complexity are affected by the changeover in LoA.

Levels of Automation (LoA)

material utilization

production flexibility

Author

Roaa Salim

Jönköping University

Oscar Andersson

Jönköping University

Christian Schneider

Jönköping University

Mats Winroth

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Supply and Operations Management

23rd EurOMA Conference
Trondheim, Norway,

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Areas of Advance

Production

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