[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 …
Challenges for the cyber-physical manufacturing enterprises of the future
This paper summarizes a vision of the challenges facing the so-called “Industry of the
Future” as studied by the research community of the IFAC Coordinating Committee 5 on …
Future” as studied by the research community of the IFAC Coordinating Committee 5 on …
[HTML][HTML] Human factors in production and logistics systems of the future
The way humans work in production and logistics systems is changing. The evolution of
technologies, Industry 4.0 applications, and societal changes, such as ageing workforces …
technologies, Industry 4.0 applications, and societal changes, such as ageing workforces …
Hybridizations in line balancing problems: A comprehensive review on new trends and formulations
In the research on production economics, line balancing is an intensively studied
combinatorial optimisation problem. In our previous comprehensive survey on line …
combinatorial optimisation problem. In our previous comprehensive survey on line …
Ageing workforce management in manufacturing systems: state of the art and future research agenda
The workforce ageing phenomenon is recently affecting most of the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, due to a general …
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, due to a general …
Harmonizing ergonomics and economics of assembly lines using collaborative robots and exoskeletons
In the design phase of assembly lines, the harmonization of the frequently conflicting
ergonomic and economic objectives is particularly important to enable both humane and …
ergonomic and economic objectives is particularly important to enable both humane and …
Production-intralogistics synchronization of industry 4.0 flexible assembly lines under graduation intelligent manufacturing system
Assembly line balancing problems (ALBP) have plagued scholars and practitioners for
decades. This paper investigates a new assembly system called flexible assembly line (FAL) …
decades. This paper investigates a new assembly system called flexible assembly line (FAL) …
Consideration of workers' differences in production systems modelling and design: State of the art and directions for future research
The effects of workforce differences on manufacturing systems have attracted the attention of
a wide range of researchers in recent years. The differences between workers in terms of …
a wide range of researchers in recent years. The differences between workers in terms of …
A multicriteria approach to integrating occupational safety & health performance and industry systems productivity in the context of aging workforce: A case study
Aging represents one of the greatest challenges that mankind will have to face in the 21st
century. In this regard, there is a need to deepen the technical and organizational aspects …
century. In this regard, there is a need to deepen the technical and organizational aspects …
Scheduling of smart intra–factory material supply operations using mobile robots
This paper presents the design and prototype implementation of a service-based control
system responsible for the material supply operations planning and coordination in …
system responsible for the material supply operations planning and coordination in …