In this work, we consider a scheduling problem faced by a company involved in the production of off-road vehicles using a three-level assembly process, subject to precedence, machines, and resource constraints. This problem has multiple characteristics shared with other scheduling problems,...

Rapid product changes and fierce global competition force companies to react quickly to market changes associated with dynamic capacity. This paper investigates how to design and reconfigure configurations of the single-product scalable reconfigurable robotic assembly line (RAL) over multiple...

Currently, advanced production systems enable fast and flexible capacity planning and production scheduling connected to the existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. In this paper, a comprehensive optimization problem is developed for a composite of an assembly line balancing problem...

The geographical dispersion of collaborative factories may provide the cost-saving potential for manufacturers and lead them to easier fit the global markets. On the other hand, in such networks of factories, coordination is very important for the just-in-time delivery of orders. This study...

Products cannot be produced as perfect as nominal values due to errors in manufacturing and assembly processes. These complex errors eventually affect the function and performance of the finished products. This paper deals with how to minimize the overall errors when assembling each part which...

This article focuses on the Mixed-Model Assembly Line Balancing single-target problem of type 2 with single-sided linear assembly line configurations, which is common in the industrial environment of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The main objective is to achieve Algorithmic...

We considered a mixed corrective maintenance policy for machines in a two-machine onebuffer flow line. The machines had stochastic processing times and suffered from unexpected failures. In the case of a failure, the machines were either minimally repaired or their failing components were...

In this review paper, recent developments in robotic problems are cited. A robotic manufacturing system includes at least a robot- as a material handling device-, a co-worker with human or autonomous robot, and some other relevant systems. Due to the lack of a thorough analysis and listing of...

Long-term throughput, as a key performance indicator of a stochastic flow line, is affected by numerous parameters describing the features of the flow line, such as processing time and buffer size. Fast and accurate evaluation methods for a given set of values for those parameters are a...

Problem definition: We introduce and formalize a concept termed as conditional leadtime flexibility (CLF), which refers to the industry practice where a manufacturer requests its upstream suppliers to dynamically adjust the leadtimes. We consider an assemble-to-order (ATO) manufacturer's...

In MMP-elections (Mixed Member Proportional representation), a QP-ballot contains a first-vote for party Q’s candidate in a single-seat constituency and a second-vote for a list of candidates from party P in one common tally. In split ballots P≠Q. Traditional accounting (e.g. in Bundestag...

We review the recent academic literature on Assemble-to-Order (ATO) systems, which stock inventory of components that are then assembled into final products upon receipt of customer demand. The key feature of such systems, component commonality (i.e., products may share common components),...

This paper addresses a new Mixed-model Assembly Line Sequencing Problem in the Footwear industry. This problem emerges in a large company, which benefits from advanced automated stitching systems. However, these systems need to be managed and optimised. Operators with varied abilities operate...

Purpose: Time and Space assembly line balancing problem (TSALBP) is the problem of balancing the line taking the area required by the task and to store the tools into consideration. This area is important to be considered to minimize unplanned traveling distance by the workers and consequently...

Manufacturing environments face the challenge of ever-increasing complexity in their products due to the continuously increasing degree of individuality. Together with the demand for meeting high quality standards, this leads to the requirement to assist workers during a manufacturing process....

This Article studies the phenomenon of transnational suppliers in global value chains (GVCs) and explores their legal consequences. In today’s “made in the world” era of dispersed production, it is often assumed that multinational brands, usually based in developed economies, are the...