Abstract
Assembly line balancing generally requires a set of acceptable solutions to the several conflicting objectives. In this study, a binary fuzzy goal programming approach is applied to assembly line balancing. Models for balancing straight and U-shaped assembly lines with fuzzy goals (the number of workstations and cycle time goals) are proposed. The binary fuzzy goal programming models are solved using the methodology introduced by Chang [Chang, C.T., 2007. Binary fuzzy goal programming. European Journal of Operational Research 180 (1), 29-37]. An illustrative example is presented to demonstrate the validity of the proposed models and to compare the performance of straight and U-shaped line configurations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 335-347 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Volume | 195 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 01 06 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Assembly line balancing
- Binary fuzzy goal programming
- U-shaped assembly lines