Exploring modularity's effects on process efficiency in single assembly line balancing.

Authors: Modrak, Vladimir¹ (AUTHOR) vladimir.modrak@tuke.sk, Nazarejova, Julia¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Sep2025, p1-21. 21p. 7 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *MODULAR design, *ASSEMBLY line methods, *PROCESS optimization, *INDUSTRIAL costs, *PROCESS control systems, *STATISTICAL correlation, MECHANICAL efficiency

Integrating competence-aware operator assignment into the mixed model sequencing problem.

Authors: Miguel, Carlos¹ (AUTHOR) carlos.miguelpalao@ugent.be, Hoedt, Steven¹ (AUTHOR), Geurts, Eva² (AUTHOR), Aghezzaf, El-Houssaine¹ (AUTHOR), Cottyn, Johannes¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jul2025, p1-22. 22p. 8 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *EXPERTISE, *MATHEMATICAL optimization, *RESOURCE allocation, *HEURISTIC programming, *TASK analysis, *CAPACITY requirements planning

Task allocation of human-robot collaborative assembly line considering assembly complexity and workload balance.

Authors: Cai, Min^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Wang, Gen² (AUTHOR), Luo, Xinggang^1,2 (AUTHOR) xgluo@mail.neu.edu.cn, Xu, Xueqi² (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jul2025, Vol. 63 Issue 13, p4749-4775. 27p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *INDUSTRIAL robots, *MATHEMATICAL models, OPTIMIZATION algorithms, MIGRATORY birds

Balancing parallel assembly lines with human-robot collaboration: problem definition, mathematical model and tabu search approach.

Authors: Mao, Zhaofang^1,2 (AUTHOR), Zhang, Jiaxin¹ (AUTHOR), Sun, Yiting¹ (AUTHOR), Fang, Kan^1,2 (AUTHOR), Huang, Dian^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) huangdian@tju.edu.cn

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jan2025, Vol. 63 Issue 1, p51-85. 35p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line balancing, *ASSEMBLY line methods, *INDUSTRIAL robots, SIMULATED annealing, GENETIC algorithms

A systematic strategy for the architecture design of collaborative and reconfigurable assembly lines.

Authors: Monguzzi, Andrea¹ (AUTHOR) andrea.monguzzi@polimi.it, Maria Zanchettin, Andrea¹ (AUTHOR), Rocco, Paolo¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Dec2024, Vol. 62 Issue 24, p8880-8903. 24p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *ROBOTICS, *AUTOMATION, ARCHITECTURAL design, MOTORCYCLES

Model and heuristics for the multi-manned assembly line worker integration and balancing problem.

Authors: Michels, Adalberto Sato^1,2 (AUTHOR) a.satomichels@unimelb.edu.au, Costa, Alysson M.^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Dec2024, Vol. 62 Issue 24, p8719-8744. 26p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line balancing, *ASSEMBLY line methods, *LINEAR programming, *MANUFACTURING industries, *LABOR supply

Scheduling parallel mixed-model assembly lines with cross-line item transfers.

Authors: Bukchin, Yossi, Khmelnitsky, Eugene

Source: International Journal of Production Research; Nov2025, Vol. 63 Issue 21, p7980-7997, 18p

Subject Terms: SCHEDULING, MIXED integer linear programming, MARKOV processes, COST functions, ASSEMBLY line methods

Managing inventory in customizable multi-echelon assembly systems.

Authors: Puranam, Kartikeya S.¹ (AUTHOR), Iacocca, Kathleen M.² (AUTHOR) kathleen.iacocca@villanova.edu

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Aug2024, Vol. 62 Issue 16, p5757-5771. 15p.

Subject Terms: *INVENTORY control, *ASSEMBLY line methods, *INVENTORIES, *DISTRIBUTION (Probability theory), *PROBLEM solving, NUMERICAL calculations

Robust design and reconfiguration planning of mixed-model assembly lines under uncertain evolutions of product family.

Authors: Mezghani, Yosra¹ (AUTHOR), Hashemi-Petroodi, S. Ehsan² (AUTHOR) seyyed-ehsan.hashemi-petroodi@kedgebs.com, Thevenin, Simon¹ (AUTHOR), Dolgui, Alexandre¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jul2024, Vol. 62 Issue 13, p4957-4979. 23p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *LINEAR programming, ROBUST optimization

Application of enhanced benders decomposition algorithm in circular assembly line balancing problem with task splitting.

Authors: Li, Panfei¹ (AUTHOR) lipanfei@dgcu.edu.cn, Ji, Chongxing^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 10/6/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 10, p1-32. 32p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *MATHEMATICAL optimization, *DECOMPOSITION method, *RESOURCE allocation, *INDUSTRIAL efficiency

考虑序列相关准备时间的多条阻塞混流装配线 排序问题研究.

Alternate Title: Multiple blocking mixed-model assembly lines sequencing problem with sequence dependent setup time.

Authors: 李梦琪¹ 18810733632@163.com, 董绍华¹

Source: Journal of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering. Oct2025, Vol. 42 Issue 10, p1948-1959. 12p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *SETUP time, *ARTIFICIAL intelligence, *INDUSTRIAL efficiency, *SCHEDULING, *INDUSTRIAL robots, *MULTI-objective optimization, *BEES algorithm

Assigning rest times to workers in assembly lines with ergonomically hazardous tasks: an approach to defend companies' profitability.

Authors: Tiacci, Lorenzo¹ (AUTHOR) lorenzo.tiacci@unipg.it

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Feb2024, Vol. 62 Issue 4, p1239-1261. 23p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *OCCUPATIONAL diseases, *PROFITABILITY, DISCRETE event simulation, GENETIC algorithms, SYNTHETIC training devices, GENETIC counseling

Impact of limiting the ergonomic risk on the economic and productive efficiency of an assembly line.

Authors: Alfaro-Pozo, Rocío¹ (AUTHOR) rocio.alfaro@upc.edu, Bautista-Valhondo, Joaquín¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jan2024, Vol. 62 Issue 1/2, p122-140. 19p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *ASSEMBLY line balancing, *ERGONOMICS

A new MIP approach for balancing and scheduling of mixed model assembly lines with alternative precedence relations.

Authors: Sawik, Tadeusz^1,2 (AUTHOR) sawik@ru.is

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jan2024, Vol. 62 Issue 1/2, p110-121. 12p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *INTEGER programming, *SCHEDULING, SUBGRAPHS, COMPUTATIONAL complexity

A Decomposition Approach for Sequencing Mixed-Model Two-Sided Assembly Line with Stochastic Processing Time.

Authors: Wu, Jiaxi¹ (AUTHOR) airwhistle@pku.edu.cn, Shang, Jing¹ (AUTHOR) shangjing@chinamobile.com, Wang, Jibin¹ (AUTHOR) wangjibin@chinamobile.com, Li, Zhen¹ (AUTHOR) lizhenit@chinamobile.com, Wu, Zhihui¹ (AUTHOR) wuzhihui@chinamobile.com, Xiao, Limin² (AUTHOR) xiaolm@buaa.edu.cn

Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research. Jun2025, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p1-33. 33p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line balancing, *ASSEMBLY line methods, *HEURISTIC, *STOCHASTIC processes, DECOMPOSITION method

Use of AI in assembly line design and worker and equipment management: review and future directions.

Authors: Elyasi, Milad^1,2 (AUTHOR) milad.elyasi@ozyegin.edu.tr, Thevenin, Simon¹ (AUTHOR) simon.thevenin@imt-atlantique.fr, Cerqueus, Audrey¹ (AUTHOR) audrey.cerqueus@imt-atlantique.fr

Source: Flexible Services & Manufacturing Journal. Jun2025, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p367-408. 42p.

Subject Terms: *ARTIFICIAL intelligence, *ASSEMBLY line methods, *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations, *MANUFACTURING processes, DATA integration

Aircraft final assembly line scheduling with user preferences and equity of work distribution.

Authors: Lovato, D.¹ (AUTHOR) damien.lovato@univ-tlse2.fr, Guillaume, R.¹ (AUTHOR) romain.guillaume@irit.fr, Thierry, C.¹ (AUTHOR) caroline.thierry@univ-tlse2.fr, Battaïa, O.² (AUTHOR) olga.battaia@kedgebs.com

Source: Flexible Services & Manufacturing Journal. Jun2025, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p348-366. 19p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *SCHEDULING, *DECISION making, LINE integrals, GINI coefficient, GOAL programming

Meta-knowledge triple driven multi-modal knowledge graph construction method and application in production line control with Gantt charts.

Authors: Li, Laiyi¹ (AUTHOR), Yang, Maolin¹ (AUTHOR), Makanda, Inno Lorren Désir¹ (AUTHOR), Jiang, Pingyu¹ (AUTHOR) pjiang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Source: Journal of Manufacturing Systems. Jun2025, Vol. 80, p224-242. 19p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems, *DATABASES, *QUALITY control charts, KNOWLEDGE graphs

Quality improvement in retail-distribution of Saudi thobe using six-sigma.

Authors: Abualsauod, Emad Hashiem¹ (AUTHOR) eabualsauod@taibahu.edu.sa

Source: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management. 2025, Vol. 53 Issue 4, p1-20. 20p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, *PRODUCTION management (Manufacturing), *ARTIFICIAL intelligence, *SMALL business, *PLANT layout, *INDUSTRIAL capacity, SIX Sigma

Research on balancing and sequencing problems of flexible mixed model assembly lines with alternative precedence relations.

Authors: Yunfang Peng¹, Lijun Zhang¹, Beixin Xia¹, Yajuan Han¹ yajuan_han@yeah.net

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Dec2023, Vol. 61 Issue 24, p8451-8467. 17p.

Subject Terms: *ASSEMBLY line methods, MIXED integer linear programming, DECOMPOSITION method, CONSTRAINT programming