Title: An AHP approach for the selection of Advanced Manufacturing System: a case study

Authors: Tilak Raj, Ravi Shankar, Mohammed Suhaib, Suresh Garg, Yashvir Singh

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, YMCA Institute of Engineering, Sector-6, Mathura Road, Faridabad-121006, India. ' School of Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand. ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India. ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi-110042, India. ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, YMCA Institute of Engineering, Sector-6, Mathura Road, Faridabad-121006, India

Abstract: Advance Manufacturing Techniques (AMT) help the manufacturing organisations to produce more customised products of higher quality and lower cost within a shorter time span. But implementation of AMT requires high investment and careful planning at all levels of the organisation. This paper presents the case of a traditional manufacturing company which wants to improve its productivity as well as its flexibility to meet its future requirements. Four alternative configurations of the machine shop are designed and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach has been applied in the selection of best one.

Keywords: AHP; analytical hierarchy process; productivity; flexibility; AMT selection; advanced manufacturing technology; machine shops; advanced manufacturing systems; AMS selection.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMR.2008.020905

International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 2008 Vol.3 No.4, pp.471 - 498

Published online: 23 Oct 2008 *

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