Research Article

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

Table 8

For given target values of the number of stations and workers, results for small and medium size instances for minimizing smoothness index.

Problem⁢Ct⁢TargetVNS resultRVNS resultVNDS result⁢MIP
# stations# workersResultCPU

P1172686; 8; 46; 8; 46; 8; 4006; 8; 40.14; 0.08; 0.33
4595; 9; 105; 9; 105; 9; 10005; 9; 100.16; 0.08; 0.09
102454; 5; 34; 5; 34; 5; 3004; 5; 30.13; 0.11; 0.31
4363; 6; 53; 6; 53; 6; 5003; 6; 50.08; 0.08; 0.09
212232; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 1002; 3; 10.11; 0.08; 0.23
4232; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 1002; 3; 10.09; 0.08; 0.19

P21142787; 8; 67; 8; 67; 8; 6007; 8; 60.58; 0.27; 0.39
4787; 8; 67; 8; 67; 8; 6007; 8; 62.22; 0.83; 0.91
212464; 6; 24; 6; 24; 6; 2004; 6; 20.92; 0.28; 0.58
4464; 6; 24; 6; 24; 6; 2004; 6; 22.62; 0.59; 0.89
352333; 3; 03; 3; 03; 3; 0003; 3; 00.58; 1.61; 0.17
4333; 3; 03; 3; 03; 3; 0003; 3; 02.06; 1.2; 0.28

P302528148; 14; 28; 14; 28; 14; 2008; 14; 213.03; 0.81; 1.37
48148; 14; 28; 14; 28; 14; 2008; 14; 26.02; 4.57; 6.3
3027127; 12; 26.8; 12; 1.67; 12; 2007; 12; 07.55; 1.29; 8.18
46126; 12; 86; 12; 106; 12; 6006; 12; 015.12; 1.3; 62.39
412595; 9; 15; 9; 15; 9; 1005; 8; 011.73; 1.36; 142.48
4494; 9; 34; 8.8; 2.44; 9; 3004; 8; 010.17; 2.96; 2977.37

P455726106; 10; 26; 10; 26; 10; 20No6; No; —253.24; 3346.86; —
45105; 10; 75; 10; 75; 10; 7005;10;No73.68; 106.18; 3420.32
1102363; 6; 03; 6; 03; 6; 0003; 6; 053.95; 2.28; 2.23
4363; 6; 03; 6; 03; 6; 0003; 6; 095.22; 7.64; 23.46
1842232; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 1002; 3; No39.22; 527.08; 3033.8
4232; 3; 12; 3; 12; 3; 1002; 3; 160.23; 2601.69; 938.55

P701762122212; 22; 212; 22; 212; 22; 2NoNo; —; —3600.27; —; —
49239; 23; 69; 23; 5.29; 23; 9.4009; 23; No496.6; 121.28; 2982.48
36426106; 10; 26; 10; 26; 10; 2NoNo; —; —3600.27; —; —
44124; 12; 04; 12; 04; 12; 0004; 12; 0398.05; 66.35; 75.41
4682484; 8; 04; 8; 04; 8; 0NoNo; —; —3600.3; —; —
4393; 9; 03; 9; 03; 9; 0003; 9; 0355.39; 62.01; 137.83

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.