Heuristic Methods for Production Line Balancing of Helmets

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to develop the line balancing approaches of helmets production. Firstly, all work elements are studied and considered, the elements that can be improved productivity will be done with ECRS. Next, the production line is balanced by Ranked positional weight method (RPW) and developed heuristic methods such as Normal ranked task method (NRT), and Evolutionary algorithm method (EA). From production line balancing of 5 product types of helmet soft pad, it was found that RPW improves the line efficiency increased by 25.73 percent; NRT improves the line efficiency increased by 29.99 percent. Meanwhile, the heuristic method having search technique shows the better solutions as EA improve the line efficiency increased by 34.49 percent.