Scheduling Automated Assembly Systems

Abstract

Today's market environment is characterized by an increasing demand for greater product variety. This has inevitably led to decreased product life cycle and forced volume manufacturers to consider switching from the mass production of a limited range of products to lower volume production of a wider range. This trend is observable in moves towards lean production within the car industry.

Citation

Little, D. and Hemmings, A. (1993), "Scheduling Automated Assembly Systems", Assembly Automation, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb004401