Balancing analysis and algorithm design for mixed model assembly lines

In order to rationally design the mixed model assembly line and effectively solve the assembly line balancing problem, this paper analyses the characteristics of mixed model assembly lines and designs a new algorithm based on the process exchange. This algorithm could combine with research achievements of mixed model sequencing problems to make the assembly line more balanced owing to its high compatibility. This paper describes the principle and the executing process of this new algorithm in details. Lastly, the new algorithm was applied in an automobile harness of lamp assembly line, the results of which proved the validity and feasibility of the algorithm this paper proposed.