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Picking: Global Institute of Studies Diploma of Mechanical Engineering DME 3802 Industrial Engineering

The document describes an experiment to compare two material handling techniques - bucket brigade and zone picking - by having students assemble orders from different arrangements of ingredients and measuring the time taken; bucket brigade involves students passing ingredients down a line to complete orders while zone picking assigns each student to a dedicated ingredient zone; the results aim to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of each technique in terms of efficiency and their real-world industrial applications.

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Picking: Global Institute of Studies Diploma of Mechanical Engineering DME 3802 Industrial Engineering

The document describes an experiment to compare two material handling techniques - bucket brigade and zone picking - by having students assemble orders from different arrangements of ingredients and measuring the time taken; bucket brigade involves students passing ingredients down a line to complete orders while zone picking assigns each student to a dedicated ingredient zone; the results aim to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of each technique in terms of efficiency and their real-world industrial applications.

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GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF STUDIES

DIPLOMA OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING


DME 3802
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

TASK 6: ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING AND BUCKET BRIGADE


(10 MARKS)
Name : __________________________________ Score : __________ / 10%
Matrix
: __________________________________ Date: ________________
Number

Purpose: To understand and demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of


two different systems for filling orders; Bucket Brigade and Zone
Picking

Provide a brief explanation on:

a. Bucket Brigade

b. Zone Picking
Tools and List down the tools and materials used for the task:
materials:

Procedure: Situation A
1. Students are provided with 5 different ingredients and a material
handling tools for each student.
2. Students are asked to label each ingredient as ingredient A, B, C, D
and E.
3. Students are asked to arrange the ingredients provided in a straight
line.
4. Students are asked to line up along the arranged ingredients.
5. Several set of different orders are given to students.
6. Students are to complete all orders while being timed until they
complete all their orders.
Situation B
7. Students are asked to rearrange their ingredients in zone.
8. One student will stay in a zone.
9. Students are asked to complete the same orders again with different
arrangement of ingredients.
10. Students are timed until they complete all their orders.

Orders:

Ingredients Quantity
No.
A B C D E needed
1 6 3 3 4 4 3
2 9 3 2 4 2 3
3 5 2 6 3 4 4
Results:
Material arrangement Time taken to complete order

Discussion: 1. Explain Situation A and Situation B. From the above task,


determine which situation is Zone Picking and which situation is
Bucket Brigade?

2. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of both situations.


3. Find the application of both techniques in industries.

4. Suggest some improvement that can be implemented in both


techniques.

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