Assembly line balancing under uncertainty: Robust optimization models and exact solution method

• Published in: Computers & industrial engineering Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 261 - 267
• Main Authors: Hazır, Öncü, Dolgui, Alexandre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2013; Pergamon Press Inc; Elsevier
• Subjects: Algorithms; Assembly line balancing; Assembly lines; Combinatorial optimization; Computer Science; Decision support systems; Exact algorithms; Mathematical models; Mathematical problems; Modeling and Simulation; Optimization algorithms; Robust optimization; Studies; Uncertainty; Uncertainty; Robust optimization; Assembly line balancing; Combinatorial optimization; Exact algorithms; Robust Optimization

•A robust optimization approach for assembly line balancing is presented.•Mathematical models for interval uncertainty of operation times are suggested.•Decomposition based solution algorithms are developed.•Techniques proposed generate designs that are more protected against disruptions.•Approach p...