Sequencing mixed-model assembly lines: Survey, classification and model critique

Nils Boysen, Malte Fliedner and Armin Scholl ()

European Journal of Operational Research, 2009, vol. 192, issue 2, 349-373

Abstract: Manufacturers in a wide range of industries nowadays face the challenge of providing a rich product variety at a very low cost. This typically requires the implementation of cost efficient, flexible production systems. Often, so called mixed-model assembly lines are employed, where setup operations are reduced to such an extent that various models of a common base product can be manufactured in intermixed sequences. However, the observed diversity of mixed-model lines makes a thorough sequence planning essential for exploiting the benefits of assembly line production. This paper reviews and discusses the three major planning approaches presented in the literature, mixed-model sequencing, car sequencing and level scheduling, and provides a hierarchical classification scheme to systematically record the academic efforts in each field and to deduce future research issues.

Keywords: Mixed-model; assembly; lines; Sequencing; Mixed-model; sequencing; Car; sequencing; Level; scheduling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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