Article ID: | iaor1989310 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 21 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 106 |
End Page Number: | 111 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1989 |
Journal: | IIE Transactions |
Authors: | Deckro Richard F. |
Keywords: | programming: integer |
This paper develops a model which simultaneously considers the minimization of cycle time and the number of workstations in an assembly line balancing problem. The model is developed from such known zero-one formulations as the Patterson and Albract and the Thangavelu and Shetty models. The flexibility provided by the model should prove especially valuable in the planning stages of a line balancing operation.