In the literature, some researchers addressed areas related to this subject such as cell loading, operator assignment, skills, learning and forgetting rate and product sequencing. Süer (1996) discussed, in his paper, the subject of optimal operator assignment and cell loading in labor-intensive manufacturing cells. He stated that the operator assignment to cells influences production rate that each cell can produce. He proposed a two-phase methodology. In phase 1, he generated operator assignments for alternative manpower levels by using a mixed integer mathematical model. In phase 2, he found the optimal manpower levels for each cell and optimal product assignment to cells.