What is Line Balancing?Objectives of Line Balancing?When is the Line Balancing required ?

What is Line Balancing?

Line Balancing is the technique of planning sufficient work load to each operator to achieve required output.

In other words

The Line Balancing is “to design a smooth production flow by allotting processes to workers so as to allow each worker to complete the allotted workload within an even time” It is a system where we meet the production expectations and we can find the same amount of work in process in every operation at any point in the day.

Objectives of Line Balancing?

•Everyone is doing the same amount of work.
•Doing the same amount of work to customer requirement
•No one over burdened
•No one waiting
•Everyone working together in balanced fashion

When is the Line Balancing required ?

•Before starting a new style
•While the style is being produced

Everyday when the production starts or more than one time a day, it depends on the situation

Line Balancing depends on:

•Performance of the individuals
•Work in progress
•Absenteeism
•Labor turnover
•Management efficiency