A production system which consists of a number of parallel assembly lines is considered. Oneach line a certain product is manufactured observing a common cycle time. By arranging thelines in a favourable manner, it is possible to increase efficiency of the production system bycombining stations...

Assembly line balancing problems (ALBP) arise whenever an assembly line is configured,redesigned or adjusted. An ALBP consists of distributing the total workload for manufacturingany unit of the products to be assembled among the work stations along the line subjectto a strict or average cycle...

Assembly line balancing problems (ALBP) consist of distributing the total workload for manufacturingany unit of the products to be assembled among the work stations along a manufacturing line as used inthe automotive or the electronics industries. Usually, it is assumed that the production...

Assembly line balancing problems (ALBPs) arise whenever an assembly line is configured, redesignedor adjusted. An ALBP consists of distributing the total workload for manufacturingproducts among the work stations along the line. On the one hand, research has focussed on developingeffective and...

Most approaches to multi-project scheduling are based on the assumption that resources can betransferred between projects without any expense in time and cost. As this assumption often isnot realistic, we generalise the multi-project scheduling problem (RCMPSP) by additionallyincluding transfer...

In this paper a new algorithm for minimizing locally Lipschitz functions is developed. Descent directions in this algorithm are computed by solving a system of linear inequalities. The convergence of the algorithm is proved for quasidifferentiable semismooth functions. We present the results of...

In this paper a new algorithm for minimizing locally Lipschitz functions is developed. Descent directions in this algorithm are computed by solving a system of linear inequalities. The convergence of the algorithm is proved for quasidifferentiable semismooth functions. We present the results of...

We give a framework for the globalization of a nonsmooth Newton method. In part one we start with recalling B. Kummer’s approach to convergence analysis of a nonsmooth Newton method and state his results for local convergence. In part two we give a globalized version of this method. Our...

We give a framework for the globalization of a nonsmooth Newton method. In part one we start with recalling B. Kummer’s approach to convergence analysis of a nonsmooth Newton method and state his results for local convergence. In part two we give a globalized version of this method. Our...