The problem of optimal design of the assembly lines is considered. The paper is especially focused on the line balancing and resource planning step for the preliminary design stage. A survey of existing methods and software tools are given. Copyright © 2002 IFAC

Assembly line balancing (ALB) and sequencing is an active area of optimization research in operations management. The concept of an assembly line (AL) came to the fact when the finished product is inclined to the perception of product modularity. Usually interchangeable parts of the final product are assembled in sequence using best possibly designed logistics in an AL. The initial stage of con...

Future conflicts may involve composite striker packages composed of manned and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) supervised by mission controllers. Since situation awareness (SA) contributes to and is a crucial part of mission success, significant effort is now being placed on developing new technologies that have the potential of increasing SA for the mission controller. This paper describes the de...

Holopus mikihe new species is only the sixth extant holopodid crinoid to be described. It differs from all other extant holopodids in having large and distinct raised tubercles in the center line of the aboral surface of proximal secundibrachials, giving it the appearance of a mailed fist. The holotype, from 758 m, also comes from outside the known depth range of the other tropical western Atla...

The mixed work assignment technique was applied to the modular production concept solve apparel assembly line balancing problem. Specifically, an algorithm implemented generate workstations by first classifying tasks into modules through analysis of manufacturing process and assigning grouped in single task–multiple workers multiple tasks–single worker methods. Then, sequentially performed cons...