The Application of Single-Pass Heuristics for U-Lines

• Main Authors: Balakrishnan, Jaydeep, CHENG, Chun Hung, HO, Kin Chuen, YANG, Kum Khiong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1691; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/2690/viewcontent/U_lines_2009_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

U-lines have been adopted in many manufacturing settings as part of JIT implementation. In this paper, we examine the applicability of existing straight-line heuristics for obtaining a balance on a U-line. We modify 13 single-pass heuristics and study the effectiveness of various heuristics under di...