A Engine Assembly Line And Logistics System Improvements

In the late twentieth century, Information technology brought manufacturing industry into great changes and a variety of new opportunities . It has been proved that industrial engineering, as a managerial science,is of great value for reducing waste and cost and raising efficiency in production .This paper is composed of five sections as follows.The first, Presentation of theory and application of logistics system and information technology in modern automotive engine assembly lines in China and abroad. Study of assembly line and logistics in manufacturing industry.The second, Investigation of the status of engine assembly line and logistics system in Yangzhou Diesel Engine Co Ltd. Identification of main problems of lengthened production cycle and retarded response to market demand.The third, Systematic improvement plans are made for information system ,layout of engine assembly line and loginstics system to solve the problems in assembly line and logistecs system in Yangzhou Diesel Engine Co Ltd. Basic industrial engineering and production management strategies are applied by mean of ERP,MES and supplier information management to reconstruct the assembly line ,logistics system in purchase and production for the purpose of enhancing rapidity of response to customers' demand and flexibility of production process.The fourth, Presentation of the beneficial effects of the improvements on the engine assembly line and logistics system in Yangzhou Diesel Engine Co Ltd. : shortening production cycle time,quickening operation pace,raising punctuality of delivery on orders and reducing operation cost,all contributing to sharpening the core competitive edge of the company.Finally, Summary of this paper ,.conclusion of results of study and prospect of further improvement.