ProBalance 2.0

ProBalance is a Proplanner line balance application which allows you to create line balancing scenarios with your current process data. There are two line balancing methods featured in the ProBalance software. Users can choose to either minimize the number of work stations (Type I), or minimize the Takt time for the operations (Type II). Type I line balancing requires the user to specify a Takt time from which the program determines the least number of work stations needed for the process. Type II line balancing requires the user to specify the number of work stations desired and based on this input, the minimum Takt time is calculated. Included with ProBalance is the option to line balance for a single or mixed model, one or multiple operators in a station, and for either a single or two sided production line. 

Two simple tasks are required to complete a line balance using ProBalance. First, users need to input their specific process data (example:  ID, process time, precedence relationship). After the data is in the program, the second task is to create the actual line balance (Manually or Probalance Generated) based on the user defined data.  Details on how to complete these two tasks are described in the subsequent sections of this manual.   

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