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Developing and Solving a New Bi-Objective Model to Assign Human Resource And Equipment to Parallel Workstations in a Product ion Line Using Optimization Via Simulation Technique

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In this study, the use of simulation technique in bi-objective optimization of assembly line balancing problem has been studied. The aim of this paper is to determine optimal allocation of human resource and equipment to parallel workstations in order to minimize the cost of adding equipment and manpower among the stations and maximize the production output. In other words, with optimal use of resources, production output is maximized and therefore productivity become maximum. To this end, with optimization via simulation, the production line process is simulated in the form of a simulation model in the ED software. After validating the simulation model using design of experiment, various scenarios designed and run in the simulation model. Possible results for human resource and equipment variables, obtained by genetic algorithm are shown in a Pareto chart and have compared with the production line current situation

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Industrial Management Studies
Volume 15, Issue 46
October 2017
Pages 57-71
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