A note on “A multi-objective genetic algorithm for solving assembly line balancing problem”

Assembly line balancing has a considerable place in industrial importance. Hence, a lot of researchers are interested in this subject and several papers have been published so far. Many exact, heuristic, metaheuristic, and hybrid approaches have been used to solve this type of problems. Recently Pon...

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Published in:International journal of advanced manufacturing technology Vol. 50; no. 5-8; pp. 771 - 773
Main Authors: Fathi, Masood, Ariffin, M. K. A., Ismail, Napsiah
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Springer-Verlag 01.09.2010
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Assembly lines
Balancing
CAE) and Design
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD
Engineering
Genetic algorithms
Heuristic methods
Industrial and Production Engineering
Manufacturing cells
Mechanical Engineering
Media Management
Multiple objective analysis
Original Article
Rank positional weight
Assembly line balancing
Genetic algorithm
Heuristic rules
ISSN:0268-3768, 1433-3015
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Summary:Assembly line balancing has a considerable place in industrial importance. Hence, a lot of researchers are interested in this subject and several papers have been published so far. Many exact, heuristic, metaheuristic, and hybrid approaches have been used to solve this type of problems. Recently Ponnanbalam et al. (Int J Adv Manuf Technol 16:341–352, 2000) have considered a multi-objective genetic algorithm utilizing several simple heuristic rules for solving the simple assembly line balancing problems, one of these rules was “rank positional weight (RPW)” originally published in Helgeson and Birnie (J Ind Eng 12(6):394–398, 1961). Through providing two possible justifications, this note suggests that the mentioned rule can be mistakenly utilized and some revisions in Ponnanbalam et al. (Int J Adv Manuf Technol 16:341–352, 2000) seem to be necessary.
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ISSN:0268-3768
1433-3015
DOI:10.1007/s00170-010-2549-y