Article ID: | iaor199561 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 32 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 643 |
End Page Number: | 656 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1994 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
Authors: | Ben-Arieh D., Kramer B. |
Process planning for assembly requires a computerized representation and analysis of assembled products. In order to recommend a good sequence of assembly operations, the process planner needs to generate all such feasible sequences. This paper presents a methodology to consistently generate all feasible assembly sequences with consideration for the various combinations of subassembly operations. The methodology is demonstrated on a real product. A practical method to reduce the number of feasible combinations generated is also demonstrated.