“…Moreover, utilizing a discrete-events simulation analysis, they evaluated the assembly line behavior based on the dynamic model, using a stochastic approach. The focus of the research in this area has been on proposing metaheuristic methods and competitive algorithms like evolution strategies and ANNs, grouping evolution strategies, particle swarm optimization, honey bee optimization, genetic algorithms, beam search algorithm, differential evolution approach, ant colony algorithm, and local search algorithm, in the recent decade [ 10 , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] ]. In addition to the mentioned literature, several exact methods like the branch & bound [ 32 ], linear programming [ 33 ], dynamic programming [ 34 ], integer programming [ 35 ], and mixed-integer programming [ 36 ], were proposed to solve different types of ALBPs.…”