Increasing production rate in U-type assembly lines with sequence-dependent set-up times

dc.contributor.authorŞahin M.
dc.contributor.authorKellegöz T.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:10:41Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:10:41Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractU-shaped assembly lines are commonly used in just-in-time production systems as they have some advantages over straight lines. Although maximizing production rates on these lines by assigning tasks to stations is common practice in industrial environments, studies on the stated assembly line balancing problem are limited. This article deals with maximizing the production rate on U-shaped assembly lines under sequence-dependent set-up times. Sequence-dependent set-up times mean that after a task is performed, a set-up time, the duration of which depends on adjacent tasks, is required to start the next task operation. These set-ups are considered by dividing them into two groups, named forward and backward set-ups, to make the problem more practical. Two heuristics based on simulated annealing and genetic algorithms are improved beside the mathematical model. Experimental results show that solving the stated problem using the mathematical model is nearly impossible, while heuristics may obtain solutions that have acceptable deviations from the lower bounds. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1080/0305215X.2016.1256394
dc.identifier.issn0305215X
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15348
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Ltd.
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Green Open Access
dc.subjectAssembly machines
dc.subjectGenetic algorithms
dc.subjectInteger programming
dc.subjectJust in time production
dc.subjectProblem solving
dc.subjectProduction
dc.subjectSimulated annealing
dc.subjectAssembly line balancing
dc.subjectAssembly line balancing problems
dc.subjectIndustrial environments
dc.subjectJust-in-time production systems
dc.subjectOperations planning
dc.subjectSequence-dependent set-up time
dc.subjectSet-up time
dc.subjectU-shaped assembly lines
dc.subjectAssembly
dc.titleIncreasing production rate in U-type assembly lines with sequence-dependent set-up times
dc.typeArticle

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