Maximizing comfort in Assembly Lines with temporal, spatial and ergonomic attributes

We aim at maximizing the comfort of operators in mixed-model assembly lines. To achieve this goal, we evaluate two assembly line balancing models: the first that minimizes the maximum ergonomic risk and the second one that minimizes the average absolute deviations of ergonomic risk. Through a case s...

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Autores: Bautista Valhondo, Joaquín|||0000-0002-2214-4991, Alfaro Pozo, Rocío|||0000-0001-8214-1875, Batalla García, Cristina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/88625
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/88625
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18756891.2016.1204125
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Assembly-line balancing
Ergonomics
GRASP
Assembly line balancing
Ergonomic risk
Mixed Integer Linear Programming
Treball en cadena
Ergonomia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
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Sumario:We aim at maximizing the comfort of operators in mixed-model assembly lines. To achieve this goal, we evaluate two assembly line balancing models: the first that minimizes the maximum ergonomic risk and the second one that minimizes the average absolute deviations of ergonomic risk. Through a case study we compare the results of the two models by two different resolution procedures: the Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) and Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedures (GRASP). Although linear programming offers best solution, the results given by GRASPs are competitive.