... analyzed to see the changes. But it was difficult to generalize the recommendations due to the variety of the kitting systems. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Assembly lines Lean production Parts Assembly feeding Kitting Mixed integer LP model Assembly process plays...

...Rafael Pastor; Alberto García‐Villoria; Albert Corominas Purpose Simple assembly line balancing problem type 1 is the most studied assembly line problem and many procedures have been proposed to solve it. Ho and Emrouznejad proposed to add a novel set of constrains into a binary integer...

..., into the vibrating bush is investigated (Figure 1). Sigitas Kilikevicius can be contacted at: sigitas.kilikevicius@ktu.lt © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Peg‐in‐hole insertion Vibrations Robotic assembly Assembly lines Robotics The duration of insertion process...

...Dimitris I. Petropoulos; Andreas C. Nearchou Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply particle swarm optimization (PSO) a known combinatorial optimization algorithm to multi‐objective (MO) balancing of large assembly lines. Design/methodology/approach A novel approach based on PSO...

...M. Duran Toksarı; Selçuk K. İşleyen; Ertan Güner; Ömer Faruk Baykoç Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the introduction of simple assembly line balancing problems (SALBPs) under four joint combinations of two learning effects and two deterioration effects. Design/methodology...

...Mohammad Kamal Uddin; Marian Cavia Soto; Jose L. Martinez Lastra Purpose Design, balancing, and sequencing are the key issues associated with assembly lines (ALs). The purpose of this paper is to identify AL design issues and to develop an integrated methodology for mixed‐model assembly line...

...Karen Conneely; William Ho; Ali Emrouznejad Purpose A binary integer programming model for the simple assembly line balancing problem (SALBP), which is well known as SALBP‐1, was formulated more than 30 years ago. Since then, a number of researchers have extended the model for the variants...

... systems Production costs Assembly lines Intangible assets Target pricing A simple consideration of the interdependency of production volume, target price per part and the investment necessary for an accessory assembly line indicates the boundary conditions for future improvements. Figure 1...

...Mauro Onori; Tetsuo Yamada; Kakefuda Satomi; Masayuki Matsui Purpose Aims to strategically compare assembly lines to cell production including flexible cell system (FCS) under viable demands using the pair matrix table by the lot size and the number of stations and select the efficient assembly...

...Brahim Rekiek; Alain Delchambre Technical personnel working in design, planning and production departments in industry; managers in industry who want to learn about concurrent engineering. Assembly Line Design, Engineering Design, Genetic Algorithm, Grouping Genetic Algorithm, Multiple...

.../product/0496922076/ref = sr_11_1/102‐5157077‐3730525?%5Fencoding = UTF8 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Production Assembly lines Books Modern market scenarios are setting manufacturers in an ongoing quest to cut their manufacturing costs in order to maintain...

...Jon Rigelsford © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Automotive Assembly lines Keywords: Automotive, Assembly lines Applicant: V. Kilibarda et al., USAPatent number: US2001032772Publication date: 25 October 2001Title: Flexible automotive assembly line and method This invention...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Assembly lines Car Putting the wind into airbags Keywords: Assembly lines, Car Gravatom Engineering Systems Ltd has provided airbag assembly lines, with full component traceability, for the production of both the new Rover 75 and the new...

...Anna Kochan Reviews the Prodel modular assembly system which can easily accommodate changes in product design and market demand. Describes the autonomy of the standard assembly module which can be quickly slipped into, and out of, an assembly line. Outlines applications of the modular system...

... , “ Flexible and hybrid assembly system concept for light assembly ”, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Production Research , Vol. 1 , Osaka Institute of Technology & Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan, 4‐8 August, pp. 66‐9.. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Assembly lines...

... Automation platen line machine with 21 automatic stations. The stations include the company’s own rotary and linear pick and place units Assembly lines Design and development Machinery Modular production When it comes to building assembly machines there seem to be two schools of thought...

... 1997 Assembly lines Automated materials handling Production planning Ever since the generation of 3D CAD models as a part of the mechanical design process became commonplace, scientists and engineers have found a variety of useful ways to exploit them. However, their use in planning...

... any enforced redundancies owing to the fact that workers have been assimilated in other areas of production. Posits that the speedy approach produces an operating system quicker than a fully planned one. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Automated materials handling Assembly lines Measurement Metal...