Cellular Manufacturing System Design: A Holistic Approach

Abstract

A systematic approach to the design of Cellular Manufacturing Systems is described. The design methodology, which incorporates several widely accepted design axioms, is divided into four phases; analysis, conceptual design, embodiment design, and detailed design. In the analysis phase, part-feature/process data are analyzed to identify part families. Abstract concepts, initially conceived in the conceptual design phase, are developed and refined in an iterative manner into concrete proposals in the embodiment design phase. The purpose of the Detailed Design Phase is to finalize all specifications and dimensional details of the selected "best" design from the embodiment phase. Emphasis was centered on the embodiment design phase for which a five stage approach was developed. Consistently good results were obtained when the methodology was applied to three case scenarios representing varying levels of system complexity. The methodology is intended for use by manufacturing system designers and engineers. © 1995 Elsevier B.V.

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Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

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1572-4417

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Article - Journal

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English

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© 2024 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1995

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