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Ranked Positional Weight Method: of Assembly Line Balancing

The Ranked Positional Weight method is used for assembly line balancing. It takes into account precedence relationships and processing times to assign a ranked positional weight to each task. The tasks are then arranged in descending order of their weight and assigned to workstations to balance the line and minimize idle time. Processing times are totaled for each workstation to ensure balanced allocation of tasks.

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Ranked Positional Weight Method: of Assembly Line Balancing

The Ranked Positional Weight method is used for assembly line balancing. It takes into account precedence relationships and processing times to assign a ranked positional weight to each task. The tasks are then arranged in descending order of their weight and assigned to workstations to balance the line and minimize idle time. Processing times are totaled for each workstation to ensure balanced allocation of tasks.

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Ranked Positional Weight

Method
Of Assembly Line Balancing
What is an Assembly Line?
Assembly Line is a production layout consisting of a
series of machines and/or workers that perform the
operation required to produce a particular product.
What is Assembly Line Balancing?

Assembly Line Balancing is a production technology


that divides the activities of an operation in a way that
enables optimization of time, machinery and labor,
thereby maximizing output.
What is Ranked Positional Weight
Method?
It is a method used for line development and
balancing. It takes into account the precedence
relationships as well as processing time of all tasks.
Ranked Positional Weight Method Example
Element Duration Precedence
1 5 -
2 3 1
3 4 2
4 3 1
5 6 4
6 5 3,5
7 2 6
8 6 7
9 1 6
10 4 6
11 4 10
12 7 8,9,11
Total 50
Step 1: Precedence Diagram
3 4 2 6

2 3 7 8

36 33 15 13
5 5 1 7

1 6 9 12

3 6 29 4 8 4 7
50
4 5 10 11

38 35 15 11
Step 2: Calculate RPW for each work element
Element Duration Precedence Total Ranked Positional Weight
1 5 - 50
2 3 1 36
3 4 2 33
4 3 1 38
5 6 4 35
6 5 3,5 29
7 2 6 15
8 6 7 13
9 1 6 8
10 4 6 15
11 4 10 11
12 7 8,9,11 7
Total 50
Step 3: Arrange RPW in descending order
Element RPW Duration Precedence
1 50 5 -
4 38 3 1
2 36 3 1
5 35 6 4
3 33 4 2
6 29 5 3,5
7 15 2 6
10 15 4 6
8 13 6 7
11 11 4 10
9 8 1 6
12 7 7 8,9,11
Total 50
Step 4: Assign work elements to workstations
Workstation No. Element Duration Total duration at workstation Idle Time
1 5
1 8 2
4 3
2 3
2 9 1
5 6
3 4
3 9 1
6 5
7 2
4 6 4
10 4
8 6
5 10 0
11 4
9 1
6 8 2
12 7
Total 50
Step 5: Evaluation
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