Online Distribution and Load Balancing Optimization Using the Robin Hood and Johnson Hybrid Algorithm

Proper planning of assembly lines is one of the concerns of production managers at the tactical level so that it will be possible to use the machine capacity, reduce operation costs and deliver customer orders on time. Lack of an efficient method in balancing assembly lines can create serious problems for manufacturing organizations. The use of ordinary methods of balancing cannot balance the load distribution on the assembly line which can cause higher depreciation of machinery in the assembly line. In the present paper combined Robin Hood and Johnson algorithm approach is used for the problem of load distribution and optimized online load balance, based on the optimized order of works on the assembly line for polymer cover print in Iran Plot Company. The results are analyzed in terms of creating load balance in the assembly line. The results obtained in the present study include the uniform load distribution of orders to the machines and the presence of reservations and the backup machine that cause the production process to continue with a proper sequence and the priorities without any interruption.