Quantitative analysis and optimization of production line based on multiple evaluation criteria using discrete event simulation: A review

Line balancing aims at arrangement of the facilities like machines, tool, workers and workstation in an efficient manner in order to obtain an optimum or most efficient balance of the capacities and flow of the production or assembly processes. Several approaches are proposed in the literature to optimize these parameters hence it is felt that a review of the various methods developed would help to compare their main features and their relative advantages and limitation to allow choose the most suitable approach for optimization of line balancing. This paper presents a review of development done in the area of optimization and discrete event simulation with a focus on a production line balancing of a selected product in a selected industry. This paper presents the reviews of assembly line balancing methods and tries to find out the best possible solution in order to minimize no. of workstation, production cost and increase plant utilization.