Incorporating ergonomic risks into U-shaped assembly line balancing problem

Jairo R. Coronado-Hernandez

Colombia

Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar

Laboratorío de Ingeniería de Producción. Grupo de Investigación en Productividad y Calidad.

Holman Ospina Mateus

Colombia

Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar

Laboratorío de Ingeniería de Producción. Grupo de Investigación en Productividad y Calidad.

Submitted: 2012-08-16

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Accepted: 2013-09-18

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Published: 2013-09-23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4995/wpom.v4i2.1164
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Keywords:

Ergonomía, Balanceo de Línea en U, Trastornos Musculo-Esqueléticos

Supporting agencies:

DPI2010-18243 del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación del Gobierno de España

ILOG IBM CPLEX Optimization Studio

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12.2 bajo el Academic Partner Program.

Abstract:

This paper presents an optimization model for the U-line balancing to incorporating ergonomic risks. Our article, paper considers different ergonomic methods, which may be involved into assembly line. An example is shown as distributed and assigned tasks on different workstations ergonomically acceptable compliance level in repetitive activities valued by the check List OCRA method into U-shaped assembly line balancing. 
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