The impact of learning on assembly line capacity (A case study of an Indonesia car factory)

Abstract

Learning curve has been known as a method to describe the learning capability of an organization. This paper will investigate the impact of learning to assembly line capacity. A case study has been conducted in one of major car manufacturers in Indonesia. It produces variants of products and implements a mixed model assembly line. The purposes of this research are to identify the learning curve model and investigate its impact to assembly line capacity. This paper applies log-linear model as a reference to construct the learning curve models and calculate their learning rate. It will be used to estimate the actual capacity of assembly line. The study shows that the actual capacity is lower than the designed capacity.