Abstract

A sequential modelling approach to the cell formation problem in cellular manufacturing systems is presented in this paper. First, the machines are grouped into cells based on their similarity in parts processing; next the parts are allocated to appropriate machine groups based on the processing requirements. The machine grouping and the parts allocation problems are modelled as 0–1 integer programs. The application of the models is illustrated using a numerical example.

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