| Article ID: | iaor1992904 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Start Page Number: | 60 |
| End Page Number: | 65 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1992 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Operations & Production Management |
| Authors: | John E.G., Schafer H., Rowlands A.R. |
| Keywords: | cellular manufacturing |
Describes a philosophy of cell formation for cellular manufacturing which reasons that an analysis of the sequential processing of components is a fundamental requirement in understanding the problem, as well as being a necessity in generating the subsequent solution. Includes a résumé of the problems encountered in processing the pertinent industrial data coupled with an outline of the computer-based methodology used to implement the philosophy.