Extending assembly line balancing problem by incorporating learning effects

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 52, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 7193-7208

  Otto, Christian ^a   Otto, Alena ^b  

^a Zentrale Frankfurt am Main   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

assembly line balancing problem; learning effects; ramp up

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; ASSEMBLY MACHINES; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING; ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL TESTS; FINANCIAL INDICATOR; LEARNING EFFECTS; RAMP UP; SIMPLE ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING; STEADY STATE PRODUCTION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84911987674     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2014.910618     Document Type: Article

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