Article ID: | iaor20003372 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 60/61 |
Start Page Number: | 447 |
End Page Number: | 455 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
Authors: | Albino Vito, Garavelli A. Claudio |
Keywords: | simulation: applications |
Cellular manufacturing systems (CMSs) can be strongly affected by uncertainty. In this paper, some effects of the demand variability and resource dependability on the performance of a CMS are investigated. The use of routing flexibility is considered to search CMS configurations that optimize system performance. Referring to the concept of limited flexibility, a simulation model is proposed to analyze costs and benefits of routing flexibility in a CMS. Three problems are addressed and some results, in terms of cost and system performance, are provided by examples.