[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 …
A taxonomy of line balancing problems and their solutionapproaches
Line balancing belongs to a class of intensively studied combinatorial optimization problems
known to be NP-hard in general. For several decades, the core problem originally …
known to be NP-hard in general. For several decades, the core problem originally …
A hybrid genetic algorithm for sequence-dependent disassembly line balancing problem
For remanufacturing or recycling companies, a reverse supply chain is of prime importance
since it facilitates in recovering parts and materials from end-of-life products. In reverse …
since it facilitates in recovering parts and materials from end-of-life products. In reverse …
A systematic review of research themes and hot topics in assembly line balancing through the web of science within 1990–2017
M Eghtesadifard, M Khalifeh, M Khorram - Computers & Industrial …, 2020 - Elsevier
Assembly line balancing (ALB) deals with how tasks are assigned in an assembly line to
reach the required production rate and to optimize goals. Tasks in assembly line are …
reach the required production rate and to optimize goals. Tasks in assembly line are …
An exact approach for the robust assembly line balancing problem
J Pereira, E Álvarez-Miranda - Omega, 2018 - Elsevier
This work studies an assembly line balancing problem with uncertainty on the task times. In
order to deal with the uncertainty, a robust formulation to handle changes in the operation …
order to deal with the uncertainty, a robust formulation to handle changes in the operation …
[HTML][HTML] Developing optimization & robust models for a mixed-model assembly line balancing problem with semi-automated operations
P Samouei, J Ashayeri - Applied mathematical modelling, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, we present two new mathematical models for mixed-model assembly line
balancing. The line is semi-automated and characterized by various alternative formats for …
balancing. The line is semi-automated and characterized by various alternative formats for …
A multiobjective model and evolutionary algorithms for robust time and space assembly line balancing under uncertain demand
Abstract Changes in demand when manufacturing different products require an optimization
model that includes robustness in its definition and methods to deal with it. In this work we …
model that includes robustness in its definition and methods to deal with it. In this work we …
Robust assembly line balancing with heterogeneous workers
Assembly lines are manufacturing systems in which a product is assembled progressively in
workstations by different workers or machines, each executing a subset of the needed …
workstations by different workers or machines, each executing a subset of the needed …
A review of cost and profit oriented line design and balancing problems and solution approaches
This review paper presents the state of the art on the problems, approaches and analytical
models for assembly and transfer line design and balancing that addresses explicitly cost …
models for assembly and transfer line design and balancing that addresses explicitly cost …
The robust (minmax regret) assembly line worker assignment and balancing problem
J Pereira - Computers & Operations Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Line balancing aims to assign the assembly tasks to the stations that compose the assembly
line. A recent body of literature has been devoted to heterogeneity in the assembly process …
line. A recent body of literature has been devoted to heterogeneity in the assembly process …