With the continuous upgrading of the manufacturing system, the assembly line balancing problem (ALBP) is gradually complicated, and the researches are constantly deepened in the application theory and solution methods. In order to clarify the research direction and development status of assembly line balancing, 89 articles are read and studied. We classify ALBPs to construct the network structure of research from horizontal classification and vertical thinking. The ALBP framework is horizontally given according to the number of models (i.e. the number of products), the layout shape of the assembly line, and the data of task time. The “seven steps for scientific paper” is vertically proposed according to the research steps to comb the research path of scientific and technological literature. The horizontal and vertical extension crosses and constructs the network structure of the ALBP. Any horizontal problem intersects with any step of the vertical “seven steps for scientific paper” to form a research point. We analyze 89 articles according to the development path from the straight line to U-shaped line and then to two-sided U-shaped/parallel U-shaped assembly line, summarize the research algorithm of assembly line balance and count the number of articles, and point out the latest research direction and algorithm development trend of assembly line balance.

随着制造系统的不断升级，流水线平衡问题（ALBP）逐渐复杂化，应用理论和解决方法的研究也在不断深入。为了弄清流水线平衡的研究方向和发展状况，阅读并研究了89篇文章。我们从水平分类和垂直思维对ALBPs进行分类，以构建研究的网络结构。根据模型数量（即产品数量），装配线的布局形状和任务时间数据水平给出ALBP框架。根据研究步骤，提出了“科学论文的七个步骤”，以梳理科技文献的研究路径。水平和垂直扩展交叉并构造了ALBP的网络结构。任何横向问题都与纵向“科学论文的七个步骤”的任何步骤相交，从而构成一个研究点。根据从直线到U形线再到双面U形/平行U形装配线的发展路径，分析了89篇文章，总结了装配线平衡的研究算法，并对文章数进行了统计，指出了流水线平衡的最新研究方向和算法发展趋势。