Hybridizations in line balancing problems: A comprehensive review on new trends and formulations

O Battaïa, A Dolgui - International Journal of Production Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
In the research on production economics, line balancing is an intensively studied
combinatorial optimisation problem. In our previous comprehensive survey on line …

Assembly and production line designing, balancing and scheduling with inaccurate data: A survey and perspectives

YN Sotskov - Algorithms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Assembly lines (conveyors) are traditional means of large-scale and mass-scale
productions. An assembly line balancing problem is needed for optimizing the assembly …

Mixed-model assembly line balancing problem considering learning effect and uncertain demand

Y Li, D Liu, I Kucukkoc - Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 2023 - Elsevier
An assembly line system is a manufacturing process in which parts are added in sequence
from workstation to workstation until the final assembly is produced. In a mixed-model …

Balancing mixed-model assembly lines for random sequences

CGS Sikora - European Journal of Operational Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Assembly lines are the standard choice for the manufacturing of large products and must
combine efficiency with flexibility. Since multiple product variants are assembled on the …

Heterogeneous worker multi-functionality and efficiency in dual resource constrained manufacturing lines: an assessment by simulation

F Costa, M Thürer, A Portioli-Staudacher - Operations Management …, 2023 - Springer
Flexibility is a main mean to create resilient supply chains. The most flexible resources are
often human resources but creating high, homogenous skill levels is not cost efficient …

Simheuristic algorithm for a stochastic parallel machine scheduling problem with periodic re-planning assessment

V Abu-Marrul, R Martinelli, S Hamacher… - Annals of Operations …, 2023 - Springer
This paper addresses a parallel machine scheduling problem with non-anticipatory family
setup times and batching, considering the task's stochastic processing times and release …

A hybrid genetic algorithm for the simple assembly line balancing problem with a fixed number of workstations

E Álvarez-Miranda, J Pereira, H Torrez-Meruvia, M Vilà - Mathematics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The assembly line balancing problem is a classical optimisation problem whose objective is
to assign each production task to one of the stations on the assembly line so that the total …

Balancing-sequencing paced assembly lines: a multi-objective mixed-integer linear case study

TC Lopes, AS Michels, N Brauner… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper considers the optimisation of Mixed-model assembly lines with continuous paced
line control. The two minimisation goals have a mixed-integer linear multi-objective dispute …

[HTML][HTML] Combining balancing, sequencing and buffer allocation decisions to improve the efficiency of mixed-model asynchronous assembly lines

L Tiacci - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
When the production of a variety of models is considered in assembly lines, the more
suitable control system is asynchronous: the pace of the line is not imposed but depends on …

Assembly line balancing with fractional task allocations

TC Lopes, N Brauner, L Magatão - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Assembly line balancing usually presupposes binary task-station assignments. Some
authors have previously described efficiency increases due to fractional task allocations or …