[HTML][HTML] Flexibility in manufacturing system design: A review of recent approaches from Operations Research

C Weckenborg, P Schumacher, C Thies… - European journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to increasing demand uncertainty and product variety, manufacturing systems must
continually adapt to maintain productivity. Generally, decision-makers can maintain flexibility …

Single row layout models

B Keller, U Buscher - European Journal of Operational Research, 2015 - Elsevier
The single row layout problem (SRLP) consists of finding the most efficient arrangement of a
given number of facilities or machines along one side of the material handling path, a topic …

Solving a group layout design model of a dynamic cellular manufacturing system with alternative process routings, lot splitting and flexible reconfiguration by …

R Kia, A Baboli, N Javadian… - Computers & operations …, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

A novel approach to determine cell formation, intracellular machine layout and cell layout in the CMS problem based on TOPSIS method

A Ahi, MB Aryanezhad, B Ashtiani, A Makui - Computers & Operations …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the cellular manufacturing system (CMS) that is based on group
technology (GT) concepts. CMS is defined as identifying the similar parts that are processed …

Two-stage approach for machine-part grou** and cell layout problems

FTS Chan, KW Lau, PLY Chan, KL Choy - Robotics and Computer …, 2006 - Elsevier
Cellular manufacturing system (CMS) which is based on the concept of group technology
(GT) has been recognized as an efficient and effective way to improve the productivity in a …

An integrated model for solving cell formation and cell layout problem simultaneously considering new situations

I Mahdavi, E Teymourian, NT Baher… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2013 - Elsevier
Cellular manufacturing system (CMS) is one of the group technology (GT) usages. Among
the necessary decisions for a successful CMS implementation, cell formation problem (CFP) …

Cell formation problem with consideration of both intracellular and intercellular movements

FTS Chan, KW Lau, LY Chan… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The cellular manufacturing system (CMS) is a well-known strategy which enhances
production efficiency while simultaneously cutting down the system-wide operation cost …

MPI+ ULT: Overlap** communication and computation with user-level threads

H Lu, S Seo, P Balaji - … on Cyberspace Safety and Security, and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the core density of future processors keeps increasing, MPI+ Threads is becoming a
promising programming model for large scale SMP clusters. Generally speaking, hybrid …

A genetic algorithm for solving a multi-floor layout design model of a cellular manufacturing system with alternative process routings and flexible configuration

F Khaksar-Haghani, R Kia, I Mahdavi… - The International Journal …, 2013 - Springer
This paper presents a novel integer linear programming model for designing multi-floor
layout of cellular manufacturing systems (CMS). Three major and interrelated decisions are …

Throwing Objects--A bio-inspired Approach for the Transportation of Parts

H Frank, N Wellerdick-Wojtasik… - … on Robotics and …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper a new way of transporting parts in production systems is described. Based on
the fact that in nature the highest speeds are reached at flight, a bio-inspired technical …