| Article ID: | iaor1998816 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 248 |
| End Page Number: | 261 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1996 |
| Journal: | Gesto & Produo |
| Authors: | Batocchio Antonio, Irani Shahrukh Adi |
| Keywords: | programming: integer, programming: linear |
This paper deals with design of manufacturing cells and addresses the following issues: (a) strategy and its importance in the context of manufacturing cells; (b) use of STORM software for the design of manufacturing cells; (c) discuss parameters related to performance measurements and propose some indices for their measurement. Finally, it presents comments and results of the application of manufacturing cells in American industry.