Mixed-model assembly line balancing in the make-to-order and stochastic environment using multi-objective evolutionary algorithms

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 12026-12031

  Manavizadeh, Neda ^a   Rabbani, Masoud ^a   Moshtaghi, Davoud ^a   Jolai, Fariborz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Make to order; Mixed model assembly line balancing; Multi objective evolutionary algorithm (MOEA); Multi objective genetic algorithm (MOGA)

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY LINE; BALANCING PROBLEMS; CAPITAL COSTS; CYCLE TIME; DECISION MAKERS; MAKE TO ORDER; MARKET DEMAND; MIXED-MODEL ASSEMBLY LINES; MULTI OBJECTIVE EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SPECIFIC PROBLEMS; STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENT;

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; PRODUCT DESIGN; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 84863104061     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2012.03.044     Document Type: Article

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