The high demand for espresso machines requires the design of a highly productive assembly line. In the master's thesis, it is discussed about the assembly process and the assembly line system in a structured manner. First, we calculate the required cycle time of the line, create the product structure and the item assembly structure. Using the predecessor diagram, we assign the assembly operations into workstations and perform the assembly line balancing. The line is placed in the production site in accordance with the guidelines of the Bosch production system. We focus on automated line segments and control operations. The next step is to identify the bottleneck of the system and to create a simulation model using the Tecnomatix Plant Simulation software tool. Through simulations of discrete events, we check the relevance of various concepts. By introducing the "what-if" method of scenarios, the initial design of the line is redefined. At the end of the assignment, we determine the criteria and method of evaluating the concepts. The result of the master's thesis is the optimal design of the assembly line, chosen by the results of the simulations.
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