A Two-phase model for configuring a cellular manufacturing system is proposed. In phase (I), for the first time, number of cells is considered as a decision variable. In phase (II), pursing two different objectives, one minimization of underload and the other, maximization of similarity of parts within a group, the design procedure is performed. As one cannot have these two objects together, a heuristic algorithm based on cellular similarity coefficient and integration of two objects is proposed. The results confirmed that the proposed heuristic procedure has reasonable outcomes.
Keywords: manufacturing cell, cellular similarity coefficient, two-phase model, heuristic algorithm
F. Mokhatab Rafiee, (2022). Design of Manufacturing Cells with Two- Phase Model and A Heuristic Algorithm. Journal of Advanced Materials in Engineering (Esteghlal), 21(1), 57-69.
MLA
F. Mokhatab Rafiee. "Design of Manufacturing Cells with Two- Phase Model and A Heuristic Algorithm", Journal of Advanced Materials in Engineering (Esteghlal), 21, 1, 2022, 57-69.
HARVARD
F. Mokhatab Rafiee, (2022). 'Design of Manufacturing Cells with Two- Phase Model and A Heuristic Algorithm', Journal of Advanced Materials in Engineering (Esteghlal), 21(1), pp. 57-69.
VANCOUVER
F. Mokhatab Rafiee, Design of Manufacturing Cells with Two- Phase Model and A Heuristic Algorithm. Journal of Advanced Materials in Engineering (Esteghlal), 2022; 21(1): 57-69.
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