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An exact method for cost-oriented assembly line balancing

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Matthias Amen (University of Duisburg & Essen)

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After a characterization of the cost-oriented assembly line balancing problem it will be shown that by loading the stations maximally the cost-oriented optimum can be missed. Instead of loading the stations maximally the criterion two-stations-rule a has to be used. For generating optimal solutions an exact backtracking method is introduced in which the enumeration process is limited by modied and new bounding rules. Results of an experimental investigation show that the new method finds optimal solutions for small and medium-sized problem instances in acceptable time.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series GE, Growth, Math methods with number 0309002.

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Length: 9 pages
Date of creation: 09 Sep 2003
Date of revision: 09 Sep 2003
Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpge:0309002

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Keywords: Assembly line balancing; Cost-oriented production planning; Exact methods;

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  1. Matthias Amen, 2003. "Heuristic methods for cost-oriented assembly line balancing: a survey," GE, Growth, Math methods 0309003, EconWPA, revised 09 Sep 2003. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Jens J. Krüger, 2004. "Capacity Utilization and Technology Shocks in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector," Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft 10/2004, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät. [Downloadable!]
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