Article ID: | iaor20002759 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 37 |
Issue: | 12 |
Start Page Number: | 2861 |
End Page Number: | 2873 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
Authors: | Leu B.-Y. |
Keywords: | cellular manufacturing |
This study investigates the performance of order-input sequencing heuristics in a cellular flexible assembly system (CFAS) by computer simulation. The CFAS produces low-volume, large products in an assemble-to-order environment. This study examines two types of heuristic: two-stage (group scheduling) heuristics and single-stage heuristics. Two-stage heuristics attempt to serially process similar orders and eliminate major setups required between subfamilies. The results of the paired