Design and operation of dynamic assembly lines using work-sharing

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 44, Issue 18-19, 2006, Pages 4043-4065

  Anuar, Rouie ^a   Bukchin, Yossi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assembly lines; Cross training; Dynamic line balancing; Work sharing

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; THROUGHPUT;

ASSEMBLY LINES; CROSS TRAINING; DYNAMIC LINE BALANCING; WORK SHARING;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 33746826435     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600707372     Document Type: Conference Paper

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