About a decade ago, the agile manufacturing paradigm was formulated in response to the
constantly changing'new economy'and as a basis for returning to global competitiveness …

Recent trends in industry suggest that existing layout configurations do not meet the needs
of multiproduct enterprises and that there is a need for a new generation of factory layouts …

Agility is widely accepted in the manufacturing industry as a new competitive concept.
However, how to develop a manufacturing strategy based around agility is not fully …

This paper presents a novel mixed-integer non-linear programming model for the layout
design of a dynamic cellular manufacturing system (DCMS). In a dynamic environment, the …

Agility has been widely accepted in manufacturing industry as a new competitive concept.
However, how to develop a manufacturing strategy based around agility is not fully …

As globalisation and competition grow rapidly, adopting a flexible manufacturing philosophy
becomes more critical for manufacturers. Cellular Manufacturing System (CMS) is among …

Industrial Agents explains how multi-agent systems improve collaborative networks to offer
dynamic service changes, customization, improved quality and reliability, and flexible …

Facility layout problem is associated with the arrangement of facilities in a plant. It is a critical
issue in the early stages of designing a manufacturing system because it affects the total …

In this paper we review research that has been done to address cellular manufacturing
under conditions of multi-period planning horizons, with demand and resource uncertainties …

In this paper, we present an approach for the design of plant layouts in stochastic
environments. We consider systems where the product mix and product demand are subject …