International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056 Volume: 07 Issue: 10 | Oct 2020 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072 © 2020, IRJET | Impact Factor value: 7.529 | ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal | Page 713 Production Line Balancing using Video based Line Balancing Software Jyoti Shedage 1 , Mahesh Deshpande 2 , Sachin Khot 3 1 M.Tech Student, Mechanical Production Engg. Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sangli, Maharashtra 2 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engg.Dept.Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sangli, Maharashtra 3 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engg.Dept Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sangli, Maharashtra ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract – In modern manufacturing world, the utilization of all available recourses plays a major role. And hence the objective of line balancing is even distribution of tasks to all workstations so that all the resources available can be effectively utilized. These challenges can be overcome via the video-based line balancing software as it is accurate and quick so it increases the accuracy in data collection and also reduces the time for the study. The project focuses on an industrial case of line balancing of the crankcase production line. The foremost objective is achieved by Yamazumi chart and man- machine chart. Time study has been done using video-based line balancing software Timer-pro to identify operator utilization and idle time (Non-value-added activity).These two tools are used in this paper to identify operator utilization and idle time of operator and machine along with idle time utilization. Key Words: Operator Utilization, Yamazumi Chart, Man- Machine Chart, Line Balancing, Timer-Pro Video based Line Balancing Software. 1. INTRODUCTION Now a day's every manufacturing industry wants to identify whether all the resources provided on the production line and assembly line are effectively utilized or not, owing to global competition industries want to produce their product at a cheapest price. So human recourses management is an important factor for the whole manufacturing industry. Assembly line or production line balancing is even allotment of task to all over workstations provided online. Various tools and techniques are used to balance assembly or production lines but these tools and techniques do not identify effective utilization of operators on the production line or assembly line. Now a day's video-based line balancing software is used, this line balancing software's not only collect accurate time data but also provides various other lean manufacturing tools and techniques. From the previous research work in operator utilization various computer modeling and simulation software are used. These simulation techniques consist of a comparison of indicators before and after. In that similar way, the video-based time study software works. The software used in the present study is Timer-pro software. But the advantage to use this time study software is that time study data collected in the form of video is feed to this software so the accuracy of time study data increases drastically. As the assembly line or production line consists of numerous tasks so it is very difficult to collect the data with the help of a stopwatch or any other traditional method. Also, the task time varies from operator to operator as the human skills of doing tasks vary. Owing to all these complications and restrictions video- based time study software is the most suitable option. According to Rohana Abdullah et al 2014[1] "Manufacturing organization with an increase in the organizational complexity, is facing difficulty in measuring its performance. Various factors could affect manufacturing performance such as equipment performance, material planning, and human resources" so nowadays as technology is budding it is very important to know for manufacturing industries whether the operators, machines, and other equipment they use are effectively utilized or not. These industries have invested huge money in all these technology-driven equipment, robots, and also humans (operators).To know the effective utilization of every system in the manufacturing sector is a part of lean manufacturing because, during its study, it is easy to identify waste and eliminate it from the system. Wang Qian et al (2007) [11] developed a simulation model for a theoretical study into the linear WW system (Walking- Worker) using a manufacturing-focused simulation tool. The objective of this study is to observe the relevant impact of logical interactions and the number of walking workers against the system performance. This simulation model gives output between linear fixed workers and the number of walking workers and the impact of these parameters on system performance.Ghada Elnaggar (2019) [3] studied the effect of operator skill level on assembly line balancing. This study was carried out with the help of a simulation model; an optimization experiment was conducted to find the best number and distribution of resources to obtain minimum completion time and maximizing utilization of all resources. The results obtained from this study show that how operator skill affects the assembly line balancing problem because operator skill level affects the completion time of tasks or work which ultimately affects the total output. Also, this operator skill level greatly affects the distribution of work at each workstation. R.J.Curbano et al (2016)[2] presented an improvement of manpower utilization in the assembly line for sub line and the mainline 2.Stream Diagnostic Diagram is used to identify the main problems of the line due to high- work-in-progress, poor layout, low efficiency, and