TY  - JOUR
AU  - Koltai, Tamás
AU  - Tatay, Viola
AU  - Kalló, Noémi
TI  - Application of the results of simple assembly line balancing models in practice: the case of a bicycle manufacturer
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
J2  - INT J COMPUT INTEG M
VL  - 27
PY  - 2014
IS  - 9
SP  - 887
EP  - 898
PG  - 12
SN  - 0951-192X
DO  - 10.1080/0951192X.2013.834482
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2694671
ID  - 2694671
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Koltai, Tamás
AU  - Tatay, Viola
TI  - Formulation of simple workforce skill constraints in assembly line balancing models
JF  - PERIODICA POLYTECHNICA SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
J2  - PERIOD POLYTECH SOC MANAG SCI
VL  - 19
PY  - 2011
IS  - 1
SP  - 43
EP  - 50
PG  - 8
SN  - 1416-3837
DO  - 10.3311/pp.so.2011-1.06
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2661367
ID  - 2661367
AB  - The objective of assembly line balancing (ALB) is to minimize the number of workstations organized to perform tasks with precedence constraints. An important element of proper assignment of tasks to workstations is the consideration of skill requirement of tasks, and skill level of workers. Some tasks may require special skills, some workers might not be able to perform complicated tasks, and some workers might be specialized for specific tasks. This paper provides a general framework to model skill requirements and skill conditions for assembly line balancing models. Three types of skill constraints are defined. Low skill constraints determine workstations for workers who are able to perform only some simple tasks. High skill constraints consider tasks which require higher than average skills of workers. Finally, exclusive skill constraints consider situations where a group of workers is specialized in a subset of tasks. The paper summarizes the mathematical description of the different skill constraints, and shows how simple assembly line balancing models can be completed with skill considerations. The mathematical characteristics of the resulting models are discussed, and some sample problems are solved to illustrate the results of each specific skill situation.
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
ER  -