A mathematical programming model for cell formation problem with machine replication

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Raminfar, Reza and Zulkifli, Norzima and Vasili, Mohammadreza (2013) A mathematical programming model for cell formation problem with machine replication. Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2013. art. no. 285759. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1110-757X; ESSN: 1687-0042

Abstract

Cell formation (CF) is a crucial aspect in the design of cellular manufacturing (CM) systems. This paper develops a comprehensive mathematical programming model for the cell formation problem, where product demands, cell size limits, sequence of operations, multiple units of identical machines, machine capacity, or machine cost are all considered. In this model, the intercell moves are restricted to be unidirectional from one cell to the downstream cells, without backtracking. The proposed model is investigated through several numerical examples. To evaluate the solution quality of the proposed model, it is compared with some well-known cell formation methods from the literature, by using group capability index (GCI) as a performance measure. The results and comparisons indicate that the proposed model produces solution with a higher performance.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/285759
Publisher:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Keywords:	Cell formation; Group capability index; Mathematical model development
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	12 May 2015 00:39
Last Modified:	12 Feb 2016 02:54
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28788
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