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A Stochastic Approach to the Assembly Line Balancing Problem
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Application of genetic algorithm to mixed-model assembly line balancing
… increased popularity of mixed-model assembly lines. These lines combine the productivity of an assembly line and the flexibility of a job shop. The mixed-model assembly line allows setup time between models to be zero. Large lines mixed-model assembly lines require a timely, near-optimal …
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A Novel Algorithm for Solving the Multi-Objective Assembly Line Balancing Problem
The assembly line balancing (ALB) problems address the issue of assigning work elements and workers into different workstations to optimize a predetermined set of objective parameters such as the number of workstations, the cycle time and the production efficiency. Most of these combinatorial …
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Capacity Multipliers: Rapidly Scaling Production through Line Balancing and Critical Path Reduction
… shortening the duration of the critical path and balancing resource utilization could rapidly increase the throughput of a capacity constrained factory. The investigation uses ShopSabre CNC as a case study to investigate techniques including the base-stock inventory system, the kanban inventory …
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A methodology to solve single-model, stochastic assembly line balancing problem and its extensions
… solution of single-model, stochastic assembly line balancing problem is developed for the objective of minimizing the total labor cost (dictated by the number of stations on the line) and expected incompletion cost arising from tasks not completed within the prespecified cycle time. The …
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The application of simulated annealing to the mixed model, deterministic assembly line balancing problem
… delivery time, the use of mixed model assembly lines is increasing. A line balancing approach is needed that can address the complex nature of the mixed model line and produce near optimal solutions to problems of realistic size. Due to the combinatorial nature of the line balancing problem, …
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Hybrid artificial bee colony algorithm with branch and bound for two–sided assembly line balancing
The two-sided assembly-line balancing (2SALB) is widely used in various production systems especially in high-volume large-size products. However, not many types of research are focused on the study of the 2SALB problem. Recently, the artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm was used in the solution …
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A hybrid framework for the design of production systems combining simulation and optimisation methods
… design and planning for manufacturing systems in line with the challenges in Industry 4.0.<br/><br/>The core problem in designing and planning for manufacturing systems in this project is the assembly line balancing problem (ALBP), together with other aspects of a production system, have bee …
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Heuristics method for truck disassembly process
… cause pollution or may be hazardous. Disassembly Line Balancing Problems (DLBP) is the main issue that remanufacturers have to solve it during disassembly processes. The objectives of this research is to optimize the workstation in a disassembly line and improve the utilization of each workstation …
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Modeling System Efficiency in Mixed-Model Assembly Lines
… Plant typically focus on fault reduction and line balancing. These efforts leverage either vehicle or process data, but none incorporate both, as no combined data system exists. One can overcome this disconnect by generating an integrated model that links the production sequence with assembly …
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Propuesta de mejora en una empresa agroindustrial
… planning and control is addressed where the line balancing method is applied to calculate the optimal number of stations (5) and workers (7). Then, using a process activity diagram, the distance traveled by the operators in the process flow is calculated, which is approximately 51.5 meters …
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An Extended Ant Colony Optimisation Approach for the Mass Customisation Paradigm
… environments. In comparison to the Machine Line Balancing Strategy (MLBS) and Standard Ant Colony Optimisation algorithm, the EACO showed significant improvements in the cumulative machine utilisations at the workstation nodes for a time optimisation objective.
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Problems, Models and Algorithms in One- and Two-Dimensional Cutting
Within such disciplines as Management Science, Information and Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Operations Research, problems of cutting and packing (C&P) of concrete and abstract objects appear under various specifications (cutting problems, knapsack problems, container and …
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New methods for branch-and-bound algorithms
… assignment problem, and the simple assembly line balancing problem). Finally, future research directions are presented.
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Metodologías de estandarización del trabajo, diseño antropométrico y 8Ds como estrategia de mejora de procesos de manufactura: estudios de caso
… of work, study of times and movements, line balancing, anthropometric design of workstations, and the 8 Disciplines (8Ds) method. The first four tools are applied in a printing press in order to increase productivity and optimize the well-being of workers. On the other hand, the 8Ds …
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Optimization of the Assignment of Printed Circuit Cards to Assembly Lines in Electronics Assembly
The focus of this research is the line assignment problem in printed circuit card assembly systems. The line assignment problem involves the allocation of circuit card types to an appropriate assembly line among a set of assembly lines with the objective of reducing the total assembly time. These …
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Integrated Framework for Aircraft Design and Assembly Tradeoffs
… planning (ASP) and more detailed assembly line balancing (ALB), which can be used to optimize the assembly line. This work establishes a better connection between the aircraft design and assembly disciplines and joins them by accounting for geometry and material factors common to both using …
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Practical incremental application of process improvement, optimisation and manufacturing theories in small to medium enterprises (SMEs)
Due to rapidly changing and highly competitive nature of today’s market place, manufacturing companies now recognise that survival and profitability are functions of continuous improvement. High quality and reliable products must be produced and delivered at lower cost than the competition. This …