Assembly Lines In CIrculAtion – smart digital tools for the sustainable, human-centric and resilient use of production resources

Project Information

ALICIA

Grant agreement ID: 101091577

DOI

10.3030/101091577

Project closed

EC signature date 30 November 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 31 December 2025

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 5 859 526,25

EU contribution

€ 5 859 525,50

Coordinated by

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
Germany

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Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

DEC Plan (1st)

DEC Plan

DEC Plan (2nd)

DEC Plan

Documents, reports (3)

Standardisation report (2nd)

Addition to the first deliverable of the implementation of the standardization workshop, the developed standardization strategy, explanation of the implemented standardization activities for the follow-up of the strategy and summary of the most important task results.

Standardisation report (1st)

Background information on standardization, explanation of the standards research conducted and results, description of the next steps for developing the standardization strategy.

Novel business model report

Other (1)

Human-centric training kit

A set of recommendations to support the training of factory teams during the adaption process of second-hand lines is defined.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (5)

Deep Q-Learning Approach for Preventive Maintenance of Multi-Component System under Random Shocks

Author(s): Chen Xiong, Guillaume Massonnet, Simon Thevenin
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 59, 2026, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IFACOL.2025.09.464

Workforce Management and Resource Selection with Fairness

Author(s): Tourandokht Karimi, Simon Thevenin, Hichem Haddou Benderbal
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 59, 2026, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IFACOL.2025.09.364

Restrict-and-Fix Heuristics for Large Robotic Assembly Line Balancing Problem.

Author(s): Yikun Hu, Simon Thevenin, Nadjib Brahimi, Hamidreza Rezaei
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 59, 2026, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IFACOL.2025.09.077

Visualization of Social Life Cycle Assessment and Ethics Audit Outcomes in the Context of a Circular Manufacturing Ecosystem

Author(s): Url, Philipp; Orgler, Maximilian; Larsen, Rie B.; Vorraber, Wolfgang
Published in: Tehnički glasnik, 2025, ISSN 1848-5588
Publisher: hrcak.srce.hr
DOI: 10.31803/TG-20250410191826

Use of AI in Assembly Line Design and Worker and Equipment Management: Review and Future Directions

Author(s): Milad Elyasi, Simon Thevenin, Audrey Cerqueus
Published in: Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, ISSN 1936-6590
Publisher: Springer New York
DOI: 10.1007/S10696-024-09576-4

Conference proceedings (7)

A Robust Optimization Solution for Enhanced Resource and Technician Management in Reconfigurable Assembly Lines: A MILP-Based Approach.

Author(s): Tourandokht Karimi, Simon Thevenin, Hichem Haddou Benderbal
Published in: INCOM 2024
Publisher: INCOM

A Mathematical Model Integrating Line Balancing, Equipment Selection, and Workforce Management

Author(s): Hamidreza Rezaei, Simon Thevenin, Audrey Cerqueus
Published in: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
Publisher: IEEE

Reinforcement Learning methods for preventive maintenance and machine replacement with second-hand equipment.

Author(s): Chen Xiong, Guillaume Massonnet, Simon Thevenin
Published in: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
Publisher: IEEE

Assembly Lines in Circulation – Towards a Holistic Framework to Enable the Reuse of Assembly Resources

Author(s): German Bluvstein, Sebastian Kurscheid, Nora Reinbold, Wolfgang Vorraber, Philipp Url, Shiva Noori, Emad Yaghmaei, Rie B. Larsen, Simon Thevenin, Hamidreza Rezaei, Shamaim Wöss, Ruediger Daub
Published in: 2025 IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CASE58245.2025.11163991

Automated Robot Skill Parameterization Based On Task Specifications

Author(s): Sebastian Kurscheid, Ruediger Daub
Published in: IEEE ETFA: Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation 2024, 2024
Publisher: IEEE Explore

Exploration of socio-technical systems in the context of reuse of assembly lines

Author(s): Philipp Url, Maximilian Orgler, Wolfgang Vorraber
Published in: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
Publisher: IEEE

Concept for the development of a methodology for the implementation of remanufacturing of medical devices

Author(s): Nora Reinbold, Michael F. Zaeh
Published in: Procedia CIRP, Issue 135, 2026, ISSN 2212-8271
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.PROCIR.2025.02.133