Assembly Line Design The Balancing of Mixed-Model Hybrid Assembly Lines with Genetic Algorithms /

• Main Authors: Rekiek, Brahim (Author), Delchambre, Alain (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2006.
• Series: Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer-aided engineering.; Algorithms.; Engineering design.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.; Engineering Design.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment.

Efficient assembly line design is a problem of considerable industrial importance. Unfortunately, like many other design processes, it can be time-consuming and repetitive. In addition to this, assembly line design is often complex owing to the number of multiple components involved: line efficiency...

Table of Contents:

• Assembly Line Design Problems
• Designing Assembly Lines
• Design Approaches
• Assembly Line: History and Formulation
• Evolutionary Combinatorial Optimisation
• Evolutionary Combinatorial Optimisation
• Multiple Objective Grouping Genetic Algorithm
• Assembly Line Layout
• Equal Piles for Assembly Line Balancing
• The Resource Planning for Assembly Line
• Balance for Operation
• The Integrated Method
• Evolving to Integrate Logical and Physical Layout of Assembly Lines
• Concurrent Approach to Design Assembly Lines
• A Real-world Example Optimised by the OptiLine Software
• Conclusions and Future Work.