Abstract:
A novel cell formation algorithm has been
introduced in this paper. The motivation o f the
research is the lack o f attention in important
information, e.g., production demand (or part-volume),
in the most o f the cell formation techniques. For
example, one o f the crucial steps in the design o f a
cellular manufacturing system is the cell formation
problem, which involves grouping the parts into part
families and machines into machine groups. It has
been found that 80% o f the cell formation problems
consider only 0-1 (binary) machine-part incidence
matrix that ignores the sequence o f operations in
manufacturing parts. Further, literature reveals that
only a few studies consider alternative routing. In
order to cope with this situation a new cell formation
algorithm, considering the factors sequence o f
operation, alternative routing and part-volume, is
introduced.
Description:
Makalah dipresentasikan pada The 2009 Third Asia International Conference on Modelling & Simulation, The Asia Modelling Symposium (AMS 2009). IEEE Computer Society. Bandung dan Kuta Bali, 25-26 dan 29 Mei 2009.