Hybrid assembly line design

Author

Rekiek, B. ; Delchambre, A.

Author_Institution

CAD/CAM Dept., Brussels Univ., Belgium

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

73

Lastpage

78

Abstract

This paper presents a method to address the multiple objective hybrid assembly line balancing problem. The aim is to assign a set of tasks to stations and select equipment to perform each of them. The goal is to minimize the total cost of the line by integrating design (station space, equipment cost, etc.) and operation issues (cycle time, precedence constraints and availability, etc.). We use a grouping genetic algorithm to tackle the problem, hybridized with an branch and cut algorithm and a multicriteria decision-aid method called PROMETHEE-II. The essential concepts adopted by the method are described. The results of the algorithm are illustrated by a case study

Keywords

assembly planning; computer aided production planning; costing; genetic algorithms; production control; PROMETHEE-II; availability; branch and cut algorithm; costs; cycle time; genetic algorithm; hybrid assembly line; line balancing; multicriteria decision-aid; CADCAM; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Design automation; Genetic algorithms; Linear programming; Production; Robotic assembly; Space stations; Time factors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Assembly and Task Planning, 2001, Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Fukuoka

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7004-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISATP.2001.928969

Filename

928969