A Mathematical Programming Model for Cell Formation Problem with Machine Replication

Cell formation (CF) is a crucial aspect in the design of cellular manufacturing (CM) systems. This paper develops a comprehensive mathematical programming model for the cell formation problem, where product demands, cell size limits, sequence of operations, multiple units of identical machines, mach...

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Main Authors: Reza Raminfar, Norzima Zulkifli, Mohammadreza Vasili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/285759