Title

Determination of a Flexibility Range for Cellular Manufacturing Systems under Product Mix Variations

Author Info

Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Manocher Djassemi, University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleFollow

Recommended Citation

Postprint version. Published in International Journal of Production Research, Volume 35, Issue 12, December 1, 1997, pages 3349-3366.

NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Manocher Djassemi was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/002075497194110.

Abstract

One of the underlying assumptions in cellular manufacturing is that product mix is relatively stable over time. In this paper, a procedure for the sensitivity analysis of the performance of a cellular manufacturing system with respect to changes in the product mix is presented and a flexibility range representing the capability of the system in dealing with these changes is determined using simulation modelling. The simulation results in this study show that as the changes in the product mix increase the superiority of the performance of the cellular manufacturing system to the corresponding job shop system diminishes.

Disciplines

Industrial Technology

Copyright

1997 Taylor & Francis.