Beam search algorithms for the mixed-model assembly line sequencing problem

Date
2005
Editor(s)
Advisor
Sabuncuoğlu, İhsan
Supervisor
Co-Advisor
Co-Supervisor
Instructor
Source Title
Print ISSN
Electronic ISSN
Publisher
Bilkent University
Volume
Issue
Pages
Language
English
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Series
Abstract

In this thesis, we study the mixed-model assembly line sequencing problem that considers the following objectives: 1) leveling the part usage, and 2) leveling workload on the final assembly line. We propose Beam Search algorithms for this problem. Unlike the traditional Beam Search, the proposed algorithms have information exchange and backtracking capabilities. The performances of the proposed algorithms are compared with those of the heuristics in the literature. The results indicate that the proposed methods generally outperform the existing heuristics. A comprehensive bibliography is also provided in this study.

Course
Other identifiers
Book Title
Citation
Published Version (Please cite this version)