| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention applies to a basic procedure comprising the use of at least one type of element in a work station (10) with the assembly of a semifinished manufacture, transfer of the semifinished manufacture to a subsequent work station (10), and repetition of the above operations in successive work stations (10) until completion of the manufacture. In accordance with the present invention in at least one of the work stations (10) and for each type of element which is to be used in the work station there are required the supply of the elements to the work station in identical containers (30) always containing the same number of elements, the provision of a single container in a work position (11) of the work station and at least one other container in a service position (21) of the work station (10) beside the work position (11), the use of the elements contained in the container placed in the work position until emptying thereof, moving the empty container into an outlet area (22) of the service position, moving a full container into the work position, taking it from an input area (23) of the service position, removal of the empty container from the outlet area of the service position and deposit within a predetermined resupply time of a corresponding full container in the input area of the same service position. The number of containers in the service position and of elements in each container and the resupply time are predetermined on the basis of elements consumption in the work station in such a manner that there is always present in the work station a preset minimum stock of elements. <IMAGE></p> |
