Research Article

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

Table 9

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

ProblemCtTargetVNS resultRVNS resultVNDS result
# stations# workers

P8350482101610; 16.2; 3.810; 16; 410; 16; 4
49189; 18; 139; 18; 12.69; 18; 12.2
684228128; 12; 48; 12; 48; 12; 4
47137; 13; 7.67; 13; 17; 13; 7.6
757127116.6; 11; 2.26.4; 11; 1.86.4; 11; 1.8
46116; 11; 16; 11; 16; 11; 1

P11157552162916; 29; 316; 29; 315.8; 29; 2.6
4132913; 29; 15.613; 29; 14.813; 29; 23
88472111811; 18; 411; 18; 411; 18; 4
4101810; 18; 21.210; 18; 20.410; 18; 28.4
1074329158.4; 15; 1.88.2; 15; 1.48.8; 15; 2.6
47177; 17; 9.47; 17; 5.67; 17; 7.8

P14843427147; 14; 07; 14; 07; 14; 0
45145; 14; 11.45; 14; 15; 14; 1
62625105; 10; 05; 10; 05; 10; 0
43103; 10; 23; 10; 23; 10; 2
8052484; 8; 04; 8; 04; 8; 0
4383; 8; 12; 8; 02.2; 8; 0.2

Mean number of stations.
Mean number of workers.
Mean smoothness index (without square root).