Modeling and solving assembly line design problems by considering human factors with a real-life application

BAYKASOĞLU A., ÖZMEHMET TAŞAN S., TAŞAN A. S., DEMİRKOL AKYOL Ş.

HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS IN MANUFACTURING & SERVICE INDUSTRIES, cilt.27, sa.2, ss.96-115, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/hfm.20695
  • Dergi Adı: HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS IN MANUFACTURING & SERVICE INDUSTRIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.96-115
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: assembly line balancing, assembly system design, ergonomics, OCRA, layout, SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHM, SHELTERED WORK CENTERS, BALANCING PROBLEM, ERGONOMICS, ASSIGNMENT, QUALITY
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Ergonomics has been playing an important role in assembly system design (ASD) that contains not only the main assembly line balancing problem but also the subassembly line balancing and assembly layout problem. The ergonomics in ASD has an impact both on productivity and on workers' health, especially when frequent changes in the product mix occur. In this study, we propose a systematic approach in order to handle ASD, which consists of three subproblems, while considering ergonomic risk factors. The first two subproblems are solved simultaneously using the proposed rule-based constructive search algorithm, where ergonomic risks are evaluated by OCRA method. Later, layout problem is solved under transportation constraints using local search methods with various neighborhood structures. To provide the applicability and evaluate the performance of the proposed systematic approach, a real-life case study in a harness manufacturing company is solved and prototype productions are performed.