An integrated model to incorporate ergonomics and resource restrictions into assembly line balancing

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 997-1007

  Kara, Yakup ^a   Atasagun, Yakup ^a   Gökçen, Hadi ^b   Hezer, Seda ^a   Demirel, Neslihan ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Assembly line balancing; Energy expenditure; Integer programming; Strain

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; ASSEMBLY MACHINES; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; OPERATING COSTS; STRAIN;

ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ILLUMINATION LEVELS; INTEGRATED MODELING; OVERALL COSTS; PHYSICAL STRAINS; RESOURCE RESTRICTIONS; WORKING POSTURES;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 84926101333     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2013.874575     Document Type: Article

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