A novel algorithm for virtual cellular manufacturing considering real life production factors
by Dhanraj P. Tambuskar; B.E. Narkhede; S.S. Mahapatra
International Journal of Services and Operations Management (IJSOM), Vol. 20, No. 2, 2015

Abstract: Virtual cellular manufacturing (VCM) has been evolved to improve the setup efficiency of cellular manufacturing systems without hampering the flexibility of job shop systems. In a VCM, resources are grouped logically at production planning and control stage to improve flow performance and production control even for unpredictable product mix. In this work, a novel algorithm is proposed using discrete particle swarm optimisation (DPSO) technique to design virtual cells considering processing time, operation sequence, routing flexibility, machine capacity, machine flexibility and demand. A numerical example from literature is used to illustrate the proposed algorithm. Benchmark problems of different size are tested for performance measures.

Online publication date: Fri, 17-Apr-2015

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