[HTML][HTML] Assembly line balancing: What happened in the last fifteen years?

N Boysen, P Schulze, A Scholl - European Journal of Operational Research, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-objective optimization of mixed-model assembly lines incorporating musculoskeletal risks assessment using digital human modeling

A Nourmohammadi, AHC Ng, M Fathi… - CIRP Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In line with Industry 5.0, ergonomic factors have recently received more attention in
balancing assembly lines to enhance the human-centric aspect. Meanwhile, today's mass …

Enabling mass customization and manufacturing sustainability in industry 4.0 context: A novel heuristic algorithm for in-plant material supply optimization

M Fathi, M Ghobakhloo - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The fourth industrial revolution and the digital transformation of consumer markets require
contemporary manufacturers to rethink and reshape their business models to deal with the …

A simulation-based optimization methodology for facility layout design in manufacturing

ER Zúñiga, MU Moris, A Syberfeldt, M Fathi… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optimizing production systems is urgent and indispensable if companies are to cope with
global competition and a move from mass production to mass customization. The urgency of …

Integrated mixed-model assembly line balancing and parts feeding with supermarkets

Y Delice, EK Aydoğan, S Himmetoğlu… - CIRP Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the automotive industry, decentralized in-house logistic areas called supermarkets are
used for parts feeding to mixed-model assembly lines. In the literature, generally, the …

A novel bi-level multi-objective genetic algorithm for integrated assembly line balancing and part feeding problem

J Chen, X Jia, Q He - International Journal of Production Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The manufacturing industry has been pursuing an efficient and economical assembly
system. By considering assembly line balancing (ALB) and part feeding (PF) as an …

An improved genetic algorithm with variable neighborhood search to solve the assembly line balancing problem

M Fathi, A Nourmohammadi, A HC Ng… - Engineering …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to propose an efficient optimization algorithm to solve the assembly
line balancing problem (ALBP). The ALBP arises in high-volume, lean production systems …

An integrated bi-objective U-shaped assembly line balancing and parts feeding problem: optimization model and exact solution method

ÖF Yılmaz - Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, 2022 - Springer
In this study, an integrated bi-objective objective U-shaped assembly line balancing and
parts feeding problem is explored by considering the heterogeneity inherent of workers. An …

Integrated locating in-house logistics areas and transport vehicles selection problem in assembly lines

A Nourmohammadi, H Eskandari, M Fathi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Decentralised in-house logistics areas, known as supermarkets, are widely used in the
manufacturing industry for parts feeding to assembly lines. In contrary to the literature and …