%0 Journal Article %T Mejoramiento de una l¨ªnea de ensamble de asientos delanteros autopartistas usando simulaci¨®n din¨¢mica de sistemas Improvement of an assembly process front seat to cars using system dynamics simulation %A Jorge P¨¦rez Rave %A Carlos Parra Mesa %J Revista T¨¦cnica de la Facultad de Ingenier¨ªa Universidad del Zulia %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X Este art¨ªculo presenta la metodolog¨ªa utilizada para mejorar la l¨ªnea de ensamble de asientos delanteros de una empresa autopartista, llevado a cabo mediante simulaci¨®n din¨¢mica de sistemas. Con dicha t¨¦cnica se analiza la respuesta de la l¨ªnea ante escenarios que consideran modificaciones en la cantidad y la distribuci¨®n del talento humano y en las operaciones. Como resultado se obtiene un modelo de simulaci¨®n que representa razonablemente la l¨ªnea y se identifican dos estrategias de mejora. La primera, ya implementada con inversi¨®n casi nula, aumenta la productividad de la l¨ªnea en 12% y reduce su tiempo ocioso en 44%. La segunda, denominada ¡°integraci¨®n de centros de trabajo¡±, rompe paradigmas de producci¨®n y permite obtener a¨²n mayores beneficios. Dicha l¨ªnea se convierte en la m¨¢s productiva de la empresa In this paper, a methodology to improve the assembly process front seat to cars is present. To improve this process the system dynamics simulation was used. The result of the assembly process in various experimental conditions was analyzed. Changes in workforce¡¯s quantity and distribution and in jobs integration were simulated. As results of this study, a simulation model that reasonably represents the dynamic behaviour of the process and two improvement strategies were obtained. The strategy first with an investment few was implemented. As result of this, the process¡¯s productivity in 12% was incremented and the personnel¡¯s idle time in 44% was reduced. The strategy second ¡°Integration of workplaces¡± was denominate and bests results to can obtains %K Din¨¢mica de sistemas %K modelaci¨®n y simulaci¨®n %K l¨ªnea de ensamble %K sector auto- partista %K mejoramiento continuo %K System dynamics %K modeling and simulation %K assembly process %K sector autoparts %K continuous improvement %U http://wwww.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0254-07702010000100003