Application of a Mathematical Model for Balancing Assembly Lines (Case Study: Tractor Manufacturing Company)
Subject Areas : Business ManagementMaghsud Solimanpur 1 , Amin Zeinalzadeh 2
1 - Associate Professor, Faculty Member of Urmia University
2 - Master of Industrial Engineering
Keywords: mathematical model, Assembly line balancing, Mass Production,
Abstract :
Assembly lines are important approaches for mass production of industrial products. Nowadays, these lines are also used for producing customized products in low volume. Undesirable balancing increases the cycle time and idle time and subsequently decreases production rates and line efficiency while augmenting the cost of system. These factors ultimately reduce the productivity of manufacturing systems. For this reason, the researchers and practitioners of production and operation management take a deep concentration on assembly line balancing problem. In this paper, Boisen’s theoretic principles of line balancing are studied in the first section. In the second section, the current situation of a sample firm is analyzed and accordingly a suitable mathematical model is used for balancing with respect to the optimal standard and constraints of the firm. This model has been solved with a branch-and-bound procedure using LINGO Software and the global optimum solution has been found. In order to evaluate the effect of balancing, proper indices have been calculated for the current and proposed designs. Based on this comparison, some conclusions about the improvement of system’s performance have been pointed out.
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Alwani, M., & Mirshafiei, N. (2004). Production Management. Mashhad: Astan Quds Razavi Publishing, (In Persian).
Becker C., Scholl A. (2006), “A survey on problems and methods in generalized assembly line balancing”, European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 168, Issue 3, pp. 694-715.
Bigdeli, M. (1999). Balancing the Assembly Line of the Peugeot 405 Engine. Industry Journal, 4, 6-14, (In Persian).
Boysen N., Fliedner M., Scholl A. (2007), “A classification of assembly line balancing problems”, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 183, Issue 2, pp. 674-693.
Boysen N., Fliedner M., Scholl A. (2008), “Assembly line balancing: Which model to use when?”, International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 111, Issue 2, pp. 509-528.
Ghosh S., Gagnon Roger J. (1989), “A comprehensive literature review and analysis of the design, balancing and scheduling of assembly systems”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 27, Issue 4, pp. 637-670.
Hema, N., & Moradi Nejad, D. (2008). Software Guide LINGO 10. Software Development Group of Iran University of Science and Technology, (In Persian).
Kilbridge M., Wester L. (1961), “The Balance Delay Problem”, Management Science, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 69-84.
Kabir M.A., Tabucanon M.T. (1995), “Batch-model assembly line balancing: A multiattribute decision making approach”, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 41, Issues 1-3, pp. 193-201.
Lapierre Sophie D., Ruiz A., Soriano P. (2006), “Balancing assembly lines with tabu search”, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 168, Issue 3, pp. 826-837.
Liu a C. M., Chiou J. M. (1990),“ Design and performance evaluation of closed automatic assembly systems”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 28, Issue 9, pp. 1577-1593.
Lindo Systems Inc. (2008), “Lingo User’s guide”, published by Lindo Syesems INC.
Merengo C., Nava F., Pozzetti A. (1999), “Balancing and sequencing manual mixed-model assembly lines”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 37, No 12, pp. 2835-2860.
Safavid, S. M. (2003). Mechanical Assembly Lesson. Isfahan: Isfahan University, (In Persian).
Scholl A., Becker C. (2006), “State-of-the-art exact and heuristic solution procedures for simple assembly line balancing”, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 168, Issue 3, pp. 666-693.
Taghizadeh, H., & Portaqi Anvarian, J. (2006). Value Analysis and Application in Assembly Lines. Journal of Economics and Management, 71, 67-84, (In Persian).
Torabi, S. M. (1993). Theoretical Analysis of the Alignment of the Assembly Line with the Aim of Comparing and Presenting an Optimal Balancing Algorithm in the Engine Assembly Unit of the Iran Khodro Factory. Master Thesis, Tehran: Tarbiat Modarres University, (In Persian).
