Research Article

Balancing Lexicographic Multi-Objective Assembly Lines with Multi-Manned Stations

Table 4

Results for small and medium size instances for minimizing the number of stations, the number of workers, and smoothness index in the same order.

ProblemCtVNS resultRVNS resultVNDS resultMIP resultMIP CPU

P11726; 8; 46; 8; 46; 8; 46; 8; 40.16; 0.14; 0.33
45; 9; 105; 9; 105; 9; 105; 9; 100.14; 0.11; 0.08
1024; 5; 34; 5; 34; 5; 34; 5; 30.14; 0.11; 0.28
43; 6; 53; 6; 53; 6; 53; 6; 50.19; 0.11; 0.09
2122; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 10.11; 0.09; 0.22
42; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 10.16; 0.17; 0.2

P211427; 8; 67; 8; 67; 8; 67; 8; 60.62; 0.75; 0.37
47; 8; 67; 8; 67; 8; 67; 8; 60.87; 0.52; 0.89
2124; 6; 24; 6; 24; 6; 24; 6; 20.92; 0.64; 0.58
44; 6; 24; 6; 24; 6; 24; 6; 22.18; 1.94; 0.86
3523; 3; 03; 3; 03; 3; 03; 3; 00.67; 1.17; 0.2
43; 3; 03; 3; 03; 3; 03; 3; 01.47; 1.94; 0.33

P302528; 14; 28; 14; 28; 14; 28; 14; 29.1; 56.94; 1.36
48; 14; 28; 14; 28; 14; 28; 14; 210.64; 122.27; 6.3
3027; 12; 27; 12; 26.6; 12; 1.26; 12; 0103.49; 80.65; 0.89
46; 12; 106; 12; 86; 12; 106; 12; 016.66; 2822.2; 62.54
4124.8; 8.2; 1.44.8; 8; 1.65; 8; 24; 8; 01741.97; 358.52; 10.05
44; 9; 34; 8.8; 3.64; 9; 34; 8; No26.52; 594.38; 2979.15

P455726; 10; 26; 10; 26; 10; 26; —; —3600.24; —; —
45; 10; 75; 10; 75; 10; 75; 10; —121.4; 3479.07; —
11023; 6; 03; 6; 03; 6; 03; 6; —315.87; 3284.37; —
43; 6; 03; 6; 03; 6; 03; 6; —215.03; 3385.43; —
18422; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 12; 4; —167.22; 3433.02; —
42; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; —99.17; 3501.32; —

P70176212; 22; 212; 22; 212; 21.6; 2.4No; —; —3600.27; —; —
49; 22.8; 6.29; 23; 5.69; 22.4; 6.670; —; —3601.36; —; —
36426; 10; 26; 10; 26; 10; 2No; —; —3600.27; —; —
44; 10.8; 2.84; 11; 14; 11; 1No; —; —3600.32; —; —
46824; 8; 04; 8; 04; 8; 0No; —; —3600.25; —; —
43; 9; 03; 8.8; 0.23; 9; 03; 9; —1168.64; 2432.65; —

Mean number of stations.
Mean number of workers.
Mean smoothness index (without square root).
Integer solution was found within a given CPU time limit.
No: no solution was found within a given CPU time limit.
—: phase was not performed since previous phases had consumed the given CPU time.