In today's mixed-model assembly production, there are two recent trendsin particular, namely increasing vertical integration and the proliferation ofproduct variety, which more and more shift focus to an ecient just-in-timepart supply. In this context, many automobile manufacturers set up...

A mixed-model assembly line requires the solution of a short-term sequencing prob-lem, which decides on the succession of different models launched down the line.A famous solution approach stemming from the Toyota Production System is theso-called Level Scheduling (LS), which aims to distribute...

The mixed-model sequencing problem is to sequence different product models launched downan assembly line, so that work overload at the stations induced by direct succession of multiplelabor-intensive models is avoided. As a concept of clearing overload situations, especiallyapplied by Western...

A mixed-model assembly line requires the solution of a short-term sequencing prob-lem which decides on the succession of different models launched down the line. Afamous solution approach stemming from the Toyota Production System is the socalled Level Scheduling, which aims at distributing the...

Assembly line balancing problems (ALBP) consist of distributing the total workload for manufacturing any unit of the productsto be assembled among the work stations along a manufacturing line as used in the automotive or the electronics industries.Usually, it is assumed in research papers that,...

The generation of leveled production schedules is of high impor-tance for mixed-model assembly lines whose parts and materials are suppliedjust-in-time by multi-level production processes. The Output Rate Variatonproblem is the standard mathematical representation of this complex levelscheduling...

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) 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...

In many industries mixed-model assembly systems are increasingly suppliedout of third-party consignment stock. This novel trend gives rise to a newshort-term sequencing problem which decides on the succession of modelslaunched down the line and aims at minimizing the cost of in-process...