Weighted Superposition Attraction Algorithm for Type II Two-Sided Assembly Line Balancing Problem

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Madenoğlu F. S., Baykasoğlu A., Özbakır L.

International Conference on Applied Mathematics in Engineering (ICAME), Balıkesir, Turkey, 27 - 29 June 2018, pp.96

• Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
• City: Balıkesir
• Country: Turkey
• Page Numbers: pp.96
• Abdullah Gül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In a two sided assembly line, different assembly tasks are carried out on the same product in parallel to both left and right sides of the line [1]. A metaheuristic approach is proposed to solve two sided assembly line balancing problem (TSALB) of type II in this study. Weighted Superposition Attraction (WSA) [2,3], which is based on two basic mechanisms, ‘superposition’ and ‘attracted movement of agents’ is adopted to solve TSALB with the objective of cycle time minimization for a given number of stations. Extensive computational study is carried out and the results are compared with the results of several algorithms from the literature.