Manpower planning for mixed-model assembly lines in just-in-time manufacturing systems

Manpower planning for mixed-model assembly lines in just-in-time manufacturing systems

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Article ID: iaor1997497
Country: Switzerland
Volume: 25
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 29
End Page Number: 44
Publication Date: Aug 1995
Journal: Engineering Optimization
Authors: ,
Keywords: personnel & manpower planning, manufacturing industries, optimization, production: JIT, programming: integer
Abstract:

This paper studies the problem of determining the optimal number of workers in each station and the optimal amount of overtime used to meet the workload requirements associated with a given assembly sequence for a just-in-time mixed-model assembly line. The problem is formulated as an integer program which minimizes the sum of the work force adjustment cost and the overtime cost. A polynomial time-bounded algorithm is developed to solve the problem optimally. A numerical example is used to illustrate the procedure of the algorithm.

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