Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing: Methodologies and Applications

ISBN-13: 9789056996239 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999

Ali K. Kamrani; Rasaratnam Logendran;Kamrani

Opis

Cellular formation is one of the most active areas of manufacturing research because efficient cells are vital to competitive manufacturing. Issues discussed relate to the development, implementation, and evaluation of machine manufacturing systems. Focusing on how machines are chosen for tasks and how they are grouped into efficient and cost- effective assemblies, the editors surveyed the current body of research and provide the latest techniques, methodologies, algorithms and tools for practical implementation considering today's computerized and automated manufacturing environment.

Spis treści

I: Design, Modeling and Analysis 1. The Group Technology Problem with Bottleneck Parts 2. A New Similarity Coefficient Based on Alternative Routes during Machine Failure 3. A Combinatorial Optimization Tour in Cell Formation via Hypergraphs 4. Machine Cell and Part Family Formation in the Presence of Correlation among Parts: A Mathematical Programming-B ased Approach 5. Flexibility Consideration in Designing Manufacturing Cells: A Case Study 6. Group Scheduling for Cellular Manufacturing Systems 7. A Comparative Study of Machine Cell Formation Algorithms II: Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms and Computer Tools 8. Solving Constraint Cell Formation Problems: A Neural Network Approach 9. Machine-Part Matrix Family Formation Implemented on a Parallel Neuro-Computer Utilizing an ART1 Neural Network 10. A Heuristic Genetic Algorithm for Manufacturing Cell Formation 11. Design of Material Handling System for Manufacturing Cell in an Agile Environment 12. Machine Cell Design Using Computer Simulation

O autorze

Ali . Kamrani (Edited by) , Rasaratnam Logendran (Edited by)