Assembly-Line Balancing Problems Involving Many Distinct Products (Mixed-Model Line Balancing)

question 78

True/False

Assembly-line balancing problems involving many distinct products (mixed-model line balancing) are generally easier to solve than single-model balancing problems because there are more alternatives available to assign tasks to workstations.

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