Assignment of worker appears as a new problem in the literature for assembly lines (AL) where workforce is heterogeneously located. The difference this line balancing from traditional that task times workers to be assigned stations differ each other. Especially such assignment and balancing, are generally labor-intensive type production. Therefore, while kind lines, it should done considering l...

In the volume 38 of IIE Transactions (2006), Dolgui et al. introduced a line balancing problem in the machining environment, characterized by a number of particularities in comparison with the well-studied assembly line balancing problem, for example, parameterized operation times, non-strict precedence constraints and simultaneous operations performing. An exact method based on MIP formulation...

Disassembly line is, perhaps, the most suitable way for the disassembly of large products or small products in large quantities. In this paper, we address the disassembly line balancing problem (DLBP) and the challenges that come with it. The objective of balancing the disassembly line is to utilize the disassembly line in an optimized fashion while meeting the demand for the parts retrieved fr...

Assembly lines are special flow-line production systems which are of great importance in the industrial production of high quantity standardized commodities. Recently, assembly lines even gained importance in low volume production of customized products (mass-customization). Due to high capital requirements when installing or redesigning a line, its configuration planning is of great relevance ...

Large-volume waste products, such as refrigerators and automobiles, not only consume resources but also pollute the environment easily. A two-sided disassembly line is most effective method to deal with large-volume products. How reduce costs while increasing profit has emerged an important challenging research topic. Existing studies ignore diversity of products well uncertain factors corrosio...