Cellular manufacturing using virtual cells
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
ISSN: 0144-3577
Article publication date: 1 May 1996
Abstract
Proposes a virtual cellular manufacturing approach to implementing cellular manufacturing systems that combines the set‐up efficiency typically obtained by traditional cellular manufacturing or group technology systems with the flexibility of a job shop. Unlike traditional cellular systems in which the shop is physically designed as a series of cells, cells are formed within a shop utilizing a process layout using scheduling mechanisms. The result is the formation of cells that are temporary and logical (virtual) in nature, allowing them to be more responsive to changes in demand patterns. Simulation runs comparing this approach to production using traditional cellular and job shop approaches indicate that this new approach yields significantly better shop performance over a range of operating conditions.
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Citation
Kannan, V.R. and Ghosh, S. (1996), "Cellular manufacturing using virtual cells", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 16 No. 5, pp. 99-112. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610113979
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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