A comparison of kitting and continuous supply in in-plant materials supply

Effects of combining product-centric control and direct digital manufacturing: The case of preparing customized hose assembly kits

“…Kitting operational efficiency and flexibility of kitting are affected by the location of the kitting preparation area, but this is very specific to the particular conditions of each case. The anticipated effect of the preparation location on the quality of the kits is that more resources are required for correcting mistakes where incorrect parts have been delivered from a kit preparation area that is distant from the assembly line [7,12,23].…”

“…However, this research has primarily focused on the applicability of kitting and on comparing kitting to alternative materials supply methods (e.g. [23,14].…”

Line feeding optimization for Just in Time assembly lines: An application to the automotive industry

“…Based on two qualitative case studies, Hanson and Brolin (2013) identify the effects of kitting and continuous supply on man-hour consumption, product quality, the flexibility, the inventory levels, and the space requirements. According to authors, the kitting man-hour consumption exceeds the one of continuous feeding.…”

“…Indeed, practitioners are continuously in search of innovative practices to improve the line feeding process which aims at preparing and delivering components to the BoL at minimum cost. As a consequence, new line feeding modes such as "kitting" and "sequencing" have been introduced recently (Hanson and Brolin 2013) to challenge the performance of the traditionally used "line stocking" feeding mode. In this paper, we propose a mathematical model that supports the decision of selecting the most efficient line feeding mode for each component in order to minimize the average total operating cost.…”

Preventing ergonomic risks with integrated planning on assembly line balancing and parts feeding

“…storage in one or several warehouses), location of warehouses and selection of parts supply modes. Hua and Johnson (2010) and Hanson and Brolin (2011) study the transfer from direct supply to indirect supply qualitatively and discuss them on case studies from electronics and automotive industries. Caputo and Pelagagge (2011) propose descriptive models to design the best policies and delivery systems for assembly systems, also extending them with economic considerations (Caputo, Pelagagge, and Salini 2015) and by taking into account parts features (Caputo, Pelagagge, and Salini 2016).…”