NDLI: Optimization of line configuration and balancing for flexible machining lines

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Author	Liu, Xuemei Li, Aiping Chen, Zurui
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Line configuration and balancing is to select the type of line and allot a given set of operations as well as machines to a sequence of workstations to realize high-efficiency production. Most of the current researches for machining line configuration and balancing problems are related to dedicated transfer lines with dedicated machine workstations. With growing trends towards great product variety and fluctuations in market demand, dedicated transfer lines are being replaced with flexible machining line composed of identical CNC machines. This paper deals with the line configuration and balancing problem for flexible machining lines. The objective is to assign operations to workstations and find the sequence of execution, specify the number of machines in each workstation while minimizing the line cycle time and total number of machines. This problem is subject to precedence, clustering, accessibility and capacity constraints among the features, operations, setups and workstations. The mathematical model and heuristic algorithm based on feature group strategy and polychromatic sets theory are presented to find an optimal solution. The feature group strategy and polychromatic sets theory are used to establish constraint model. A heuristic operations sequencing and assignment algorithm is given. An industrial case study is carried out, and multiple optimal solutions in different line configurations are obtained. The case studying results show that the solutions with shorter cycle time and higher line balancing rate demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. This research proposes a heuristic line configuration and balancing algorithm based on feature group strategy and polychromatic sets theory which is able to provide better solutions while achieving an improvement in computing time.
Starting Page	579
Ending Page	587
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10009345
Journal	Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Volume Number	29
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	21928258
Language	English
Publisher	Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society
Publisher Date	2016-04-04
Publisher Place	Beijing
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	flexible machining line line balancing line configuration constraints model optimization Mechanical Engineering Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Manufacturing, Machines, Tools Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering

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