A Declarative Framework for Production Line Balancing with Disruption-Resilient and Sustainability-Focused Improvements

Bocewicz, Grzegorz; Radzki, Grzegorz; Piechowski, Mariusz; Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek, Małgorzata; Banaszak, Zbigniew

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A Declarative Framework for Production Line Balancing with Disruption-Resilient and Sustainability-Focused Improvements

by

Grzegorz Bocewicz

¹

,

Grzegorz Radzki

¹

,

Mariusz Piechowski

²

,

Małgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek

^3,*

and

Zbigniew Banaszak

¹

Faculty of Electronics and Computer Science, Koszalin University of Technology, 75-453 Koszalin, Poland

²

Faculty of Engineering Management, WSB Merito University, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

³

Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

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Sustainability 2025, 17(15), 6747; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17156747

Submission received: 20 June 2025 / Revised: 17 July 2025 / Accepted: 21 July 2025 / Published: 24 July 2025

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancements in Sustainable Manufacturing Systems and Risk Management)

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Abstract

This paper presents a declarative framework for resilient machining line planning, integrating line balancing and disruption handling within a unified, interactive decision-support environment. Building upon earlier constraint-based models, the proposed approach incorporates sustainability-oriented improvements through Pareto-based multi-criteria optimization. The model supports trade-off analysis across cost, energy consumption, tool wear, and schedule continuity, enabling predictive planning and adaptive dispatching under operational uncertainty. By combining proactive balancing with reactive disruption handling in a single declarative formulation, the framework addresses a key gap in the current production engineering methodologies. A case study employing real data and real-world-inspired disruption scenarios demonstrates the effectiveness of the approach. Compared to traditional sequential strategies, the framework yields superior performance in terms of solution diversity, responsiveness, and sustainability alignment, confirming its value for next-generation, resilient manufacturing systems.

Keywords: multi-criteria optimization; disruption; resilience; declarative modeling; Pareto front

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Bocewicz, G.; Radzki, G.; Piechowski, M.; Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek, M.; Banaszak, Z. A Declarative Framework for Production Line Balancing with Disruption-Resilient and Sustainability-Focused Improvements. Sustainability 2025, 17, 6747. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17156747

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Bocewicz G, Radzki G, Piechowski M, Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek M, Banaszak Z. A Declarative Framework for Production Line Balancing with Disruption-Resilient and Sustainability-Focused Improvements. Sustainability. 2025; 17(15):6747. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17156747

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Bocewicz, Grzegorz, Grzegorz Radzki, Mariusz Piechowski, Małgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek, and Zbigniew Banaszak. 2025. "A Declarative Framework for Production Line Balancing with Disruption-Resilient and Sustainability-Focused Improvements" Sustainability 17, no. 15: 6747. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17156747

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Bocewicz, G., Radzki, G., Piechowski, M., Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek, M., & Banaszak, Z. (2025). A Declarative Framework for Production Line Balancing with Disruption-Resilient and Sustainability-Focused Improvements. Sustainability, 17(15), 6747. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17156747

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