Keyword: cellular manufacturing

Found 110 papers in total
Developing a mathematical model for cell formation in cellular manufacturing systems
Developing a mathematical model for cell formation in cellular manufacturing systems
2011,
Cellular manufacturing is an application of group technology (GT) concepts....
Performance analysis of Virtual Cellular Manufacturing: a simulation study
Performance analysis of Virtual Cellular Manufacturing: a simulation study
2011,
Layout design and planning is becoming critical due to shorter product life cycles and...
Using simulated annealing to schedule a flowshop manufacturing cell with sequence-dependent family setup times
Using simulated annealing to schedule a flowshop manufacturing cell with sequence-dependent family setup times
2009,
This paper proposes a simulated annealing-based meta-heuristic to minimise makespan in...
Models for cellular manufacturing systems design: matching processing requirements and operator capabilities
Models for cellular manufacturing systems design: matching processing requirements and operator capabilities
2010,
Cellular manufacturing systems comprise categorizing machines used in the firm's...
Ensuring population diversity in genetic algorithms: A technical note with application to the cell formation problem
Ensuring population diversity in genetic algorithms: A technical note with application to the cell formation problem
2007,
The entropy-based measure has been used in previous works to compute the population...
A hybrid evolutionary algorithm for the formation of manufacturing cells in production systems
A hybrid evolutionary algorithm for the formation of manufacturing cells in production systems
2006,
The Manufacturing Cell Formation Problem (MCFP) is a crucial component of a cell...
A virtual cellular manufacturing approach to batch production
A virtual cellular manufacturing approach to batch production
1996,
In this paper, Virtual Cellular Manufacturing (VCM), an alternative approach to...
Evaluating the shop-wide performance effect of pooling synergy with analytical models
Evaluating the shop-wide performance effect of pooling synergy with analytical models
2006,
This paper explores some simple queuing-based spreadsheet tools that provide...
Manufacturing cell design with alternative routings in generalized group technology: reducing the complexity of the solution space
Manufacturing cell design with alternative routings in generalized group technology: reducing the complexity of the solution space
2007,
In the presence of alternative routings, the manufacturing cell design involves the...
Scheduling multiple parts in a robotic cell served by a dual-gripper robot
Scheduling multiple parts in a robotic cell served by a dual-gripper robot
2004,
A robotic cell – a manufacturing system widely used in industry – contains...
Complete and fractional cell formation using Kohonen self-organizing map networks in a cellular manufacturing system
Complete and fractional cell formation using Kohonen self-organizing map networks in a cellular manufacturing system
2006,
The primary objective of group technology (GT) is to enhance the productivity in batch...
Concurrent design of cellular manufacturing systems: a genetic algorithm approach
Concurrent design of cellular manufacturing systems: a genetic algorithm approach
2006,
Cellular manufacturing (CM) has been recognized as an innovative practice for...
Group technology cells design and implementation in a glass mould production system
Group technology cells design and implementation in a glass mould production system
2005,
Cellular production is maintained to be a popular manufacturing and management...
A grouping genetic algorithm for the multi-objective cell formation problem
A grouping genetic algorithm for the multi-objective cell formation problem
2005,
In this research, we propose an efficient method to solve the multi-objective cell...
Implications of cell design implementation: A case study and analysis
Implications of cell design implementation: A case study and analysis
2004,
Using an implementation experience, Hyer et al . developed a model for implementing...
Evolving knowledge for the solution of clustering problems in cellular manufacturing
Evolving knowledge for the solution of clustering problems in cellular manufacturing
2004,
Hierarchical clustering has been widely used for the solution of problems in the area...
Efficient algorithm for cell formation with sequence data, machine replications and alternative process routings
Efficient algorithm for cell formation with sequence data, machine replications and alternative process routings
2004,
Cell formation is an important problem in the design of a cellular manufacturing...
Towards an integrated model of operation allocation and material handling selection in cellular manufacturing systems
Towards an integrated model of operation allocation and material handling selection in cellular manufacturing systems
2004,
An integrated approach to operation allocation (OA) and material handling systems...
Development of the MAIN algorithm for a cellular manufacturing machine layout
Development of the MAIN algorithm for a cellular manufacturing machine layout
2004,
When a static machine layout is simple optimized to a fixed quantitative demand, it...
A heuristic to minimize makespan of cell scheduling problem
A heuristic to minimize makespan of cell scheduling problem
2004,
Scheduling problem in a cellular manufacturing environment is treated as group...
Reactive scheduling system for cellular manufacturing with failure-prone machines
Reactive scheduling system for cellular manufacturing with failure-prone machines
1996,
A new approach is described for solving the scheduling problem when machine failure is...
The algorithm for integrating all incidence matrices in multi-dimensional group technology
The algorithm for integrating all incidence matrices in multi-dimensional group technology
2003,
Traditional group technology (GT) or cellular manufacturing is limited to two...
Proof of the variability propagation principle in a pull serial line: Existence and measurement
Proof of the variability propagation principle in a pull serial line: Existence and measurement
2002,
In this study, we consider infinite supply of raw materials and backlogged demands as...
Designing manufacturing cells: A staged approach and a tabu search algorithm
Designing manufacturing cells: A staged approach and a tabu search algorithm
2003,
This paper proposes a three-stage approach for the manufacturing cells design problem...
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