Research Article

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

Table 6

For a given target value of the number of stations, results for small and medium size instances for minimizing the number of workers, and smoothness index in the same order.

Problem⁢Ct⁢TargetVNS resultRVNS resultVNDS result⁢MIP
# stationsResultCPU

P117266; 8; 46; 8; 46; 8; 406; 8; 40.12; 0.16; 0.33
455; 9; 105; 9; 105; 9; 1005; 9; 100.16; 0.11; 0.09
10244; 5; 34; 5; 34; 5; 304; 5; 30.11; 0.16; 0.28
433; 6; 53; 6; 53; 6; 503; 6; 50.09; 0.13; 0.11
21222; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 102; 3; 10.13; 0.13; 0.22
422; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 102; 3; 10.08; 0.19; 0.2

P2114277; 8; 67; 8; 67; 8; 607; 8; 60.59; 0.75; 0.38
477; 8; 67; 8; 67; 8; 607; 8; 62.22; 0.53; 0.92
21244; 6; 24; 6; 24; 6; 204; 6; 20.94; 0.66; 0.56
444; 6; 24; 6; 24; 6; 204; 6; 22.57; 2.01; 0.84
35233; 3; 03; 3; 03; 3; 003; 3; 00.61; 1.17; 0.17
433; 3; 03; 3; 03; 3; 003; 3; 02.36; 1.75; 0.28

P3025288; 14; 28; 14; 28; 14; 208; 14; 213.12; 56.16; 1.37
488; 14; 28; 14; 28; 14; 208; 14; 26.04; 122.3; 6.29
30277; 12; 27; 12; 26.6; 12; 1.207; 12; —7.55; 3592.52; —
466; 12; 106; 12; 106; 12; 1006; 12; 016.37; 3052.52; 67.28
41255; 8.2; 1.84.8; 8.2; 1.44.6; 8; 1.205; 8; 012.61; 467.86; 42.62
444; 8.8; 2.44; 9; 34; 9; 304; 8; No10.94; 639.06; 2950.07

P4557266; 10; 26; 10; 26; 10; 206; 10; —253.77; 3346.47; —
455; 10; 75; 10; 75; 10; 705; 10; —73.91; 3526.56; —
110233; 6; 03; 6; 03; 6; 003; 6; —54.09; 3546.15; —
433; 6; 03; 6; 03; 6; 003; 6; —95.38; 3505.09; —
184222; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 102; 3; —39.28; 3560.96; —
422; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 102; 3; —60.23; 3540.24; —

P7017621212; 22; 212; 22; 212; 22; 2NoNo; —; —3600.29; —; —
499; 22.8; 10.89; 23; 69; 22.8; 1009; 22; —497.19; 3104.08; —
364266; 10; 26; 10; 26; 10; 2NoNo; —; —3600.27; —; —
444; 11; 14; 11.2; 0.84; 11; 104; 12; —398.3; 3202.97; —
468244; 8; 04; 8; 04; 8; 0NoNo; —; —3600.28; —; —
433; 9; 03; 8.8; 0.23; 8.8; 0.203; 9; —357.02; 3244.26; —

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.