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

Nils Boysen (), Malte Fliedner () and Armin Scholl ()
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Nils Boysen: School of Economics and Business Administration, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
Malte Fliedner: School of Economics and Business Administration, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

No 02/2007, Jena Research Papers in Business and Economics - Working and Discussion Papers (Expired!) from Friedrich Schiller University Jena, School of Economics and Business Administration

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: 2007-03-03
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Published in: European Journal of Operational Research 192/2 (2009), 349-373.

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