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 …

Ergonomics evaluation using motion capture technology—literature review

F Rybnikár, I Kačerová, P Hořejší, M Šimon - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the increasingly high proportion of manual activities in production processes, there is
a constant risk of musculoskeletal disorders or work-related injuries. The risk of these …

Collaborative or substitutive robots? Effects on workers' skills in manufacturing activities

JA Dornelles, NF Ayala, AG Frank - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Collaborative robots (cobots) are a type of Industry 4.0 technology designed to support
manufacturing workers and create smart working environments (also called as Industry 5.0) …

An exact method to incorporate ergonomic risks in Assembly Line Balancing Problems

MCP Junior, AS Michels, L Magatão - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Since ergonomic risks related to the tasks performed by each worker are generally
neglected when solving the Simple Assembly Line Balancing Problem (SALBP) or partially …

Human work in the shift to Industry 4.0: A road map to the management of technological changes in manufacturing

A Reiman, J Kaivo-oja, E Parviainen… - … Journal of Production …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The fourth industrial revolution tempts manufacturing companies to transform into smart
factories, which in turn affects the human work. We examine this complexity from the …

Solving human-robot collaborative mixed-model two-sided assembly line balancing using multi-objective discrete artificial bee colony algorithm

Y Huang, B Sheng, R Luo, Y Lu, G Fu, X Yin - Computers & Industrial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human-robot collaboration (HRC) is an emerging technology that aims to optimize
production efficiency and reduce ergonomic risks by enabling humans and collaborative …

Intelligent Manufacturing from the Perspective of Industry 5.0: Application Review and Prospects

Z Lei, J Shi, Z Luo, M Cheng, J Wan - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While Industry 4.0 improves human productivity, it also raises sustainability and social
challenges. Industry 5.0, as a supplement and logical continuation of the Industry 4.0 …

[HTML][HTML] Antecedents and consequences of social robots adoption for SMEs-Reimaging emerging technologies in the context of the new normal

N Islam, S Rakshit, T Paul - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2025 - Elsevier
The study offers a holistic framework for examining the use of social robots in SMEs and
subsequently investigates both its drivers as well as implications. The research builds on the …

Balancing parallel assembly lines with human-robot collaboration: problem definition, mathematical model and tabu search approach

Z Mao, J Zhang, Y Sun, K Fang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Human-robot collaboration (HRC), as an emerging production mode, has garnered
significant attention in the context of the growing smart manufacturing. This study aims to …

Human-centric robotic assembly line design: a fuzzy inference system approach for adaptive workload management

E Ghorbani, S Keivanpour, F Sekkay… - The International Journal …, 2024 - Springer
In the transition from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0, the integration of human-centric
considerations into manufacturing processes becomes vital. This study advances beyond …