A survey of the literature on the multiple or parallel assembly line balancing problem

Amaia Lusa

European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2008, vol. 2, issue 1, 50-72

Abstract: This paper focuses on production systems that consist of multiple parallel assembly lines. The main literature contributions are briefly described and used to present a summary of the state of the art. The advantages and disadvantages of adopting multiple lines are discussed and the multiple assembly line balancing problem and its relevant characteristics are described. [Received 19 March 2007; Revised 3 July 2007; Accepted 3 September 2007]

Keywords: multiple assembly lines; parallel assembly lines; assembly line balancing; ALB; literature review. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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