Problem-Solving Environment for Line Balancing Automated Manufacturing Systems
A web-based problem-solving environment designed to teach assembly line balancing was developed based on analytic and simulation models. This environment was evaluated by 67 undergraduate students. Differences between pre- and post-test scores were significant (alpha =0.05) and students felt that the system helped them to visualize line balancing concepts. (C) 2008 Wiley Periodicals. Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 17: 52-60 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com): DOI 10.1002/cae.20198
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