Efficient Multi-Objective Optimization Method for the Mixed-Model-Line Assembly Line Design Problem

This paper presents a mathematical model and an adaptation of the Strength Pareto Evolutionary Algorithm II (SPEA2) for the Mixed-Model Assembly Line balancing and equipment selection problem. The SPEA2 was enriched with a task and equipment reassignment procedure and aims at supporting the planners to find better solutions in the earliest phases of a production system planning project. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V.