[HTML][HTML] Assembly line balancing: What happened in the last fifteen years?
Ever since the times of Henry Ford up to today's industry 4.0 era, flow-oriented assembly
processes, where an assembly line conveys the workpieces from workstation to workstation …
processes, where an assembly line conveys the workpieces from workstation to workstation …
Hybridizations in line balancing problems: A comprehensive review on new trends and formulations
In the research on production economics, line balancing is an intensively studied
combinatorial optimisation problem. In our previous comprehensive survey on line …
combinatorial optimisation problem. In our previous comprehensive survey on line …
Automated design of production scheduling heuristics: A review
Hyper-heuristics have recently emerged as a powerful approach to automate the design of
heuristics for a number of different problems. Production scheduling is a particularly popular …
heuristics for a number of different problems. Production scheduling is a particularly popular …
Surrogate-assisted genetic programming with simplified models for automated design of dispatching rules
Automated design of dispatching rules for production systems has been an interesting
research topic over the last several years. Machine learning, especially genetic …
research topic over the last several years. Machine learning, especially genetic …
Human–machine collaborative optimization method for dynamic worker allocation in aircraft final assembly lines
D Wang, F Qiao, L Guan, J Liu, C Ding, J Shi - Computers & Industrial …, 2024 - Elsevier
The allocation of workers with diverse skills on assembly stations significantly impacts the
efficiency of aircraft final assembly (AFA). In a real-life assembly process, workers are …
efficiency of aircraft final assembly (AFA). In a real-life assembly process, workers are …
Balancing of parallel U-shaped assembly lines
I Kucukkoc, DZ Zhang - Computers & Operations Research, 2015 - Elsevier
A new hybrid assembly line design, called parallel U-shaped assembly line system, is
introduced and characterised along with numerical examples for the first time. Different from …
introduced and characterised along with numerical examples for the first time. Different from …
A risk-averse two-stage stochastic programming model for a joint multi-item capacitated line balancing and lot-sizing problem
In this paper, a comprehensive production planning problem under uncertain demand is
investigated. The problem intertwines two NP-hard optimization problems: an assembly line …
investigated. The problem intertwines two NP-hard optimization problems: an assembly line …
A beam search approach for solving type II robotic parallel assembly line balancing problem
In a robotic assembly line, a series of stations are arranged along a conveyor belt and a
robot performs on tasks at each station. Parallel assembly lines can provide improving line …
robot performs on tasks at each station. Parallel assembly lines can provide improving line …
Seru system balancing: Definition, formulation, and exact solution
Y Yu, J Wang, K Ma, W Sun - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Seru production can reduce makespan, labor hours and manpower by improving workers'
workload balance based on the reconfiguration of workers. Therefore, this study focuses on …
workload balance based on the reconfiguration of workers. Therefore, this study focuses on …
An improved preference-based variable neighborhood search algorithm with ar-dominance for assembly line balancing considering preventive maintenance …
For assembly line balancing problem considering preventive maintenance scenarios (ALBP-
PM), the production managers' preferences should be concerned and hence the derived …
PM), the production managers' preferences should be concerned and hence the derived …