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| Author: | Lee, C. -Y. Vairaktarakis, G. L. |
| Title: | Workforce Planning in Mixed Model Assembly Systems |
| Journal: | Operations Research
1997 : JUL-AUG, Vol. 45:4, p. 553-567 |
| Index terms: | PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION METHODS WORK ORGANIZATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Serial assembly systems are formed by arranging several production cells or stations in series. We study a popular class of serial assembly lines where all stations have the same production cycle. We address a workforce planning problem for such lines which finds application in labor-intensive operations in automobile, fire engine, aircraft, and PC board assembly. The problem presented can be applied to lines that produce several variations of a basic stable design; i.e., mixed model transfer lines. Given a set of n jobs, we want to find a sequence that minimizes the maximum workforce requiremants over all production cycles. |
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