Efficient assembly line design is a problem of considerable
industrial importance. Unfortunately, like many other design
processes, it can be time-consuming and repetitive. In addition to
this, assembly line design is often complex owing to the number of
multiple components involved: line efficiency, cost, reliability
and space for example. The main objective is to integrate the
design with operations issues, thereby minimising its costs.
Since it is impossible to replace a designera (TM)s
intelligence, experience and creativity, it is important to provide
him with a set of assistance tools in order to meet the conflicting
objectives involved. Assembly Line Design presents three techniques
based on the Grouping Genetic Algorithm (a powerful and broadly
applicable optimisation and stochastic search technique) which can
be used to aid efficient assembly line design:
a [ a ~equal piles for assembly linesa (TM), a new algorithm
introduced to deal with assembly line balancing (balancing
stationsa (TM) loads);
a [ a new method based on a multiple objective grouping genetic
algorithm (MO-GGA) aiming to deal with resource planning (selection
of equipment to carry out assembly tasks);
a ~a [ balance for operationa (TM) (BFO), introduced to deal
with the changes during the operation phase of assembly lines.
Assembly Line Design will be of interest to technical personnel
working in design, planning and production departments in industry
as well as managers in industry who want to learn more about
concurrent engineering. This book will also be of value to
researchers and postgraduate students in mechanical, manufacturing
or micro-engineering.
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