The Impact of Concurrent Engineering Techniques on Assembly Line Redesign: An Applied Study.

The research aims to use the latest technology, namely "Concurrent Engineering ", to redraw production and assembly lines to be more efficient and take less time in manufacturing and delivery. Which will help to earn more money, reduce the cost, achieve quality standards, and continue the production line in the assembly lines of the General Company for Mechanical Industries / Automotive Assembly Line, calculating the workstations and stages until the final production and presenting it to the customer. It was noted that there were multiple problems that led to losses on the assembly line as a result of the lack of distribution and timing of activities across the stages of the production line, causing bottlenecks in some workstations. This was reflected in a loss of about (398) minutes at a cost of about $3,900 per minute, which led to insufficient use of human or material resources (machinery and equipment). The current study presented a proposal through which the assembly line can be restructured and the implementation of some activities that are close in completion time can be synchronized, which in turn leads to reducing the total completion time from (937.5 to 772 minutes), that is, by 16.75%, in addition to maximizing working times and machine operating efficiency. And reduce wasted time at most stations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]