Two-sided assembly line balancing using teaching–learning based optimization algorithm

• Published in: Computers & industrial engineering Vol. 74; pp. 291 - 299
• Main Authors: Tuncel, Gonca, Aydin, Dilek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2014; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: Application; Assembly; Assembly lines; Balancing; Comparative analysis; Line balancing; Manufacturing; Optimization; Optimization algorithms; Productivity; Stations; Studies; Tasks; Teaching–learning based optimization; Two-sided assembly lines; Workload; Two-sided assembly lines; Manufacturing; Application; Line balancing; Teaching–learning based optimization

•A real-life two-sided assembly line balancing problem (TALBP) is considered.•The problem includes additional assignment restrictions.•Teaching–learning based optimization (TLBO) algorithm is employed.•A high quality solution is obtained in a short computational time. Assembly line balancing plays a...