A new approach for formation of virtual cells
by P. Praveen, Boppana V. Chowdary, S.G. Deshmukh, P. Prasant
International Journal of Manufacturing Research (IJMR), Vol. 4, No. 2, 2009

Abstract: In this paper, a new approach for cell formation that integrates machine grouping and layout design, neglecting part-family formation, has been presented. The procedure includes four phases. In Phase 1, primary cells are formed by dividing operations into three ranges. Phase 2 involves redesigning of primary cells for minimisation of the number of intercell travels and to address the machine duplication problem. Phase 3 involves decomposition of individual primary cells into sub-cells. Phase 4 involves forced decomposition of sub-cells to obtain multiple cell designs. The efficacy of the methodology is demonstrated through an illustrative example.

Online publication date: Thu, 09-Apr-2009

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