Planning, Design, and Analysis of Cellular Manufacturing Systems

Content: 
Contributors
Pages ix-xi

Acknowledgments
Pages xiii-xiv

Preface
Pages xv-xvi
Ali K. Kamrani, Hamid R. Parsaei, Donald H. Liles

Recent advances in mathematical programming for cell formation Original Research Article
Pages 3-46
Chao-Hsien Chu

An industrial application of network-flow models in cellular manufacturing planning Original Research Article
Pages 47-61
Alberto Garcia-Diaz, Hongchul Lee

Design quality: The untapped potential of group technology Original Research Article
Pages 63-71
C.T. Mosier, F. Mahmoodi

Partitioning techniques for cellular manufacturing Original Research Article
Pages 73-95
Soha Eid Moussa, Mohamed S. Kamel

Manufacturing cell loading rules and algorithms for connected cells Original Research Article
Pages 97-127
Gürsel A. Süer, Miguel Saiz, Cihan Dagli, William Gonzalez

Cellular manufacturing system design: A holistic approach Original Research Article
Pages 129-144
L.L. Massay, C.O. Benjamin, Y. Omurtag

Measuring cellular manufacturing performance Original Research Article
Pages 147-165
D.F. Rogers, S.M. Shafer

Performance of manufacturing cells for group technology: a parametric analysis Original Research Article
Pages 167-180
A. Agarwal, F. Huq, J. Sarkis

Design of a manufacturing cell in consideration of multiple objective performance measures Original Research Article
Pages 181-202
T. Park, H. Lee

Machine sharing in cellular manufacturing systems Original Research Article
Pages 203-228
Saifallah Benjaafar

Integration of flow analysis results with a cross clustering method Original Research Article
Pages 229-247
M. Barth, R. De Guio

Adaptive clustering algorithm for group technology: An application of the fuzzy ART neural network Original Research Article
Pages 251-282
Soheyla Kamal

Intelligent cost estimation of die-castings through application of group technology Original Research Article
Pages 283-298
Dharmaraj Veeramani

Production flow analysis using STORM Original Research Article
Pages 299-349
S.A. Irani, R. Ramakrishnan

A simulation approach for cellular manufacturing system design and analysis Original Research Article
Pages 351-381
Ali K. Kamrani, Hamid R. Parsaei, Herman R. Leep

Subject index
Pages 383-384