Developments in the Literature and New Study Recommendations Within the Scope of the Assembly Line Worker Assignment and Balancing Problem (ALWABP)

Abstract

In this study, by defining the Assembly Line Worker Assignment and Balancing Problem (ALWABP), the point that has been reached to this day is researched on ALWABP. The studies in question are evaluated comprehensively in terms of their objective functions, established decision models, additional constraints that are being considered, the solution method that is applied, the size of the problem, the data that were used in the research, the type of assembly line that was used in the research, and the product model variety. For this purpose, a total of 41 articles, which are presented on the Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, and Google Scholar databases, are reviewed from the time that this problem first appeared in 2007, up to 2022. Keywords that are used while researching the mentioned databases are “Assembly Line Worker Assignment and Balancing Problem (ALWABP)”, “Assembly Line Balancing Problem (ALBP)”, and “Worker Assignment Problem (WAP)”. Based on the articles examined in the study, the developments in the literature concerning the subject of ALWABP have been discussed, and the required study themes in this area have been determined. Since the research performed is a study that has not taken any place in the literature to this day, it is considered that it can shed light on the research that might be needed in the future in the ALWABP area.