Lean manual assembly 4.0: A systematic review

A Miqueo, M Torralba, JA Yagüe-Fabra - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
In a demand context of mass customization, shifting towards the mass personalization of
products, assembly operations face the trade-off between highly productive automated …

Advances in assembly line parts feeding policies: a literature review

HS Kilic, MB Durmusoglu - Assembly Automation, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a literature review on parts feeding policies
and to provide the components of parts feeding systems via a classification structure …

A classification of tactical assembly line feeding problems

NA Schmid, V Limère - International Journal of Production …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Trends like mass-customisation and the increasing number of models produced and parts
used on a single assembly line promote interest in the field of assembly line feeding. The …

An empirical assessment of the performances of three line feeding modes used in the automotive sector: line stocking vs. kitting vs. sequencing

M Sali, E Sahin, A Patchong - International Journal of Production …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In high diversity, Just In Time production environments, mixed-model assembly lines aim at
producing a large amount of end products that use alternative variants of components used …

A decision model for selecting parts feeding policies in assembly lines

AC Caputo, PM Pelagagge, P Salini - Industrial Management & Data …, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to develop an optimization model allowing the choice
of parts feeding policy to assembly lines in order to minimize total cost. Design/methodology …

Integrated consideration of assembly line scheduling and feeding: A new model and case study from the automotive industry

D Müllerklein, P Fontaine, F Ostermeier - Computers & Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Line feeding policy decision models decide upon whether a warehouse part is supplied by
line stocking, kitting or sequencing. Although the production schedule determines the point …

A hybrid fuzzy-neural-based dynamic scheduling method for part feeding of mixed-model assembly lines

B Zhou, Z Zhao - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the mixed-model assembly lines are highly adopted in the automobile industry, the
part feeding process has become a critical challenge. Therefore, in this paper the dynamic …

Part-feeding with supermarket in assembly systems: transportation mode selection model and multi-scenario analysis

D Battini, M Gamberi, A Persona… - Assembly Automation, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The paper aims to focus on in-house part logistics design and management for
assembly systems in which supermarket storage is adopted and coupled with an automated …

Production planning with a two-stage stochastic programming model in a kitting facility under demand and yield uncertainties

Z Hu, G Ramaraj, G Hu - International Journal of Management …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The main objective of this study is to develop a two-stage stochastic programming
framework for lot-sizing and scheduling the production activities at a kitting facility to support …

A Joint Assembly Line Balancing and Feeding Problem (JALBFP) considering direct and indirect supply strategies

M Calzavara, S Finco, D Battini… - … Journal of Production …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In an assembly system, balancing the line and designing the part feeding setting play a
fundamental role in guaranteeing efficiency and effectiveness. Although these two aspects …