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Wei Dong
Jin Ye
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Shanghai Jiaotong University,
Shanghai 200030, China
Wang Rong
School of Management,
Shanghai Jiaotong University,
Shanghai 200030, China
Wang Zheng
School of Mechanical
Engineering,
Shanghai Jiaotong University,
Shanghai 200030, China |
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MODEL OF OPERATING AND
BALANCING ASSEMBLY LINE IN A
MASS
CUSTOMIZATION
ENVIRONMENT*
Abstract:
The successful implementation of mass customization lies on reengineering technology and management methods to organize the production. Especially in assembly phase, various product con-figurations, due-time penalties and order-driven strategy challenge the traditional operation and management of assembly lines. The business features and the operation pattern of assembly line based on mass customization are analyzed. And the research emphatically studies various technologic factors to improve customer satisfaction and their corresponding implement methods in operating assembly line. In addition, the models are proposed for operating assembly line under dynamic process environment in mass customization. A genetic approach is developed to provide the optimal solution to the models. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is evaluated with an industrial application.
Key words: Mass customization Assembly line Balancing Optimal model |