A comparison of the effect of work-time variation in two types of conveyor system
- 1 April 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Production Research
- Vol. 11 (2) , 171-182
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207547308929958
Abstract
This paper examines the effect of operator work-time variability in fixed-transfer and free-transfer conveyor systems. The comparisons made indicate the superiority of the free-transfer system in terms of output efficiency and jig requirement under specified conditions.Keywords
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