| Article ID: | iaor19932166 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Start Page Number: | 1133 |
| End Page Number: | 1142 |
| Publication Date: | May 1993 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
| Authors: | Rogers D.F., Shafer S.M. |
| Keywords: | cellular manufacturing |
An overview of similarity and dissimilarity measures applicable to cellular manufacturing is presented. First is an overview of general measures of association. Next, similarity and distance measures for determining part families are discussed. Subsequently, similarity and distance measures for clustering machine types are discussed. Finally, the paper is concluded with a discussion of the evolution of similarity measures applicable to cellular manufacturing.