In this paper a mixed-model assembly-line sequencing problem with the goal of minimizing work overload is addressed. We consider time windows in work stations of the assembly line (closed stations). Different versions of a product to be assembled in the line (e.g. automotive industry), which require different processing time according to the work required in each work station are considered. In...

This paper reviews the perennial problem of knowledge management / information integration in large scale, complex and knowledge intensive organisations such as automotive industries. Automotive industry is under increased pressure to produce low cost customised products using innovative agile manufacturing techniques. Presently this innovation has focused on the improved process development be...

This paper deals with the modeling of production processes in automotive industries by models based on partial differential equations.The basic idea consists on the derivation of kinetic equations to model production flow on an assembly line. Numerical results based on data of an assembly plant are presented. The work implements a recent discussion [34, 38] for general flow on unstructured netw...

Proper planning of assembly lines is one of the production managers’ concerns at the tactical level so that it would be possible to use the machine capacity, reduce operating costs and deliver customer orders on time. The lack of an efficient method in balancing assembly line can create threatening problems for manufacturing organizations. The use of assembly line balancing methods cannot balan...

Coloured Petri nets have been used to model and therefore specify the control logic in an automotive assembly line. This paper describes the modelling activity and shows how two models of the same system, one developed using top-down methods, the other developed using bottom-up methods, may be fused.

Assembly lines are flow-oriented production systems that are of great importance in the industrial production of standard, high-volume products and even more recently, they have become commonplace in producing low-volume custom products. The main goal of designers of these lines is to increase the efficiency of the system and therefore, the assembly line balancing to achieve an optimal system i...