Chand, Suresh; Zeng, Ting - In: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 3 (2001) 2, pp. 138-150
Traditionally, assembly lines are laid out in a straight-line configuration where a worker covers only adjacent stations. In a U-line layout, on the other hand, two or more non-adjacent stations can be physically close to each other, making it possible for a worker to cover nonadjacent stations....
