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Mastering Variance in Assemblies: The Fendt Assembly System and Matrix Assembly
The increased demands on mixed-model assemblies, especially of type 3, have not only led to the development of the VarioTakt at Fendt, but numerous...
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Digital twin model-driven capacity evaluation and scheduling optimization for ship welding production line
Approximately 45% of ship delivery delays are due to welding quality. To solve the problematic control of production tempo and process sequence...
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Improvement of a Porcelain Baseboard Production Line Capacity Using Simulation: A Case Study
The current high and diversified demand from customers pushes companies to be more competitive, continuously looking for improvements and to enhance...
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Improvement of M Assembly Line Based on Assembly Line Balancing and Overall Equipment Effectiveness
The improvement of assembly line is a crucial issue for the mass production in factory, which can effectively increase the balancing rate of...
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Multi-robot multi-operator collaborative assembly systems: a performance evaluation model
In the last decade, collaborative assembly systems (CAS) are becoming increasingly common due to their ability to merge the flexibility of a manual...
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Cost-oriented robotic assembly line balancing problem with setup times: multi-objective algorithms
Robots are extensively used during the era of Industry 4.0 to achieve high productivity, better quality and lower cost. While designing a robotic...
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Engineering Applications of Facility Layout
This chapter gathers a variety of examples to illustrate the range of applications of facility layout. The main areas represented are manufacturing...
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3D facility layout problem
Facility layout aims to arrange a set of facilities in a site. The main objective function is to minimize the total material handling cost under...
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A hyper-heuristic approach for stochastic parallel assembly line balancing problems with equipment costs
This study addresses the stochastic parallel assembly line balancing problem with equipment costs and presents a hyper-heuristic approach based on...
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Multicriteria task classification in human-robot collaborative assembly through fuzzy inference
The advent of new technologies and their implementation in manufacturing is accelerating the progress of Industry 4.0 (I4.0). Among the enabling...
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Digital twin-based real-time energy optimization method for production line considering fault disturbances
In recent years, industrial enterprises are pursuing energy reduction to meet future needs for sustainable globalization and government legislations...
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Trigonometric-based mechanisms hybridized African vulture optimization algorithm for multi-manned disassembly line balancing involving worker heterogeneity and collaboration
The rapid replacement of large-scale end-of-life (EOL) heavy machineries like automobiles, aircrafts and industrial robots necessitates efficient...
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Research on Balancing Problem of Stochastic Two-Sided Mixed-Model Assembly Lines
In the design of assembly lines in industrial systems, the adoption of two or more assembly lines is a method to realize high efficiency, which is...
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Implementing Lean
In the previous chapters, we discussed the diagnosis of the current state of operations from a Lean perspective and approaches to making an...
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A Hybrid Algorithm for Facility Layout Problem of Mixed Model Assembly Line
For solving the facility layout problem of mixed model assembly line (MMAL-FLP), the multiobjective model of MMAL-FLP was built for optimizing...
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Conclusion
This manuscript presents contributions to the literature on the assembly-line balancing problem including demand uncertainty which is present, for...
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Task allocation model for human-robot collaboration with variable cobot speed
New technologies, such as collaborative robots, are an option to improve productivity and flexibility in assembly systems. Task allocation is...
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Balancing Under No Sequencing Control
In this chapter, the assembly-line balancing is optimized for a production line under a random sequence of products. In contrast to Chapter 4, in...
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Porsche AG: Project Ship** Department Axles at the Zuffenhausen Plant
At Porsche AG’s main plant in Zuffenhausen, which has been in operation since 1954, currently, approximately 3100 production employees (including...
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Flexible layouts for the mixed-model assembly of heterogeneous vehicles
The increasing vehicle heterogeneity is pushing the widespread mixed-model assembly line to its limit. The paced, serial design is incapable of...
