Heuristic methods to consider rest allowance into assembly balancing problem
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.08.395
Abstract: Abstract This study incorporates human energy expenditure and the related rest allowance into a SALBP-2. During last years, the impact of human factors on the assembly line design has grown up and ergonomic restrictions, worker… read more here.
Keywords: heuristic methods; allowance; assembly balancing; balancing problem ... See more keywords
A model for rest allowance estimation to improve tasks assignment to operators
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DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2018.1497816
Abstract: Manual activities are still present in production systems, such as order picking in warehouses, material handling in production systems, loading and unloading of work centres. Many scientific contributions have widely demonstrated production system efficiency is… read more here.
Keywords: production; allowance estimation; model rest; model ... See more keywords
Workers’ rest allowance and smoothing of the workload in assembly lines
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DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2019.1616847
Abstract: Ergonomic aspects have a crucial role in manual assembly systems. They impact on the workers’ health, final product quality and productivity. For these reasons, there is the necessity to integrate them into the assembly line… read more here.
Keywords: workers rest; smoothing workload; allowance; assembly ... See more keywords