Assembly lines are characterized by the movement of the workpiece from one workstation to the next. An assembly
line balancing problem consists of assigning the individual tasks to the workstations to optimize some appropriate
measure of the line performance. If a line is balanced perfectly, all stations have an equal amount of work to perform,
and a smooth product flow with no delay will be achieved. In this paper, two types of assembly line problems are
analyzed. The first one is when the cycle time is given, and it needs to determine the minimum number of workstations.
The second one is when the number of workstations is given, and it needs to determine the minimum cycle time. To
determine the feasible and optimal solutions, the proponent uses software called ProPlanner. ProPlanner determines
the possible solutions and assignment of tasks in each workstation that optimize the objective of the problem
Keywords
Assembly lines, assembly line balancing, workstations, cycle time, ProPlanner