• DocumentCode
    872301
  • Title

    Decomposition of manufacturing systems

  • Author

    Kusiak, Andrew ; Chow, Wing S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. & Ind. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    10/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    457
  • Lastpage
    471
  • Abstract
    An approach to decomposition of manufacturing systems known as the group technology (GT) is surveyed. GT makes it possible to cluster machines into machine cells and parts into part families. There are two basic methods used for solving the GT problem: classification and modeling. Two variations of the classification method, visual and coding, are briefly discussed. The matrix and mathematical programming formulations of the GT problem are presented along with algorithms for solving them
  • Keywords
    mathematical programming; matrix algebra; operations research; classification; coding; decomposition; group technology; machine cells; manufacturing systems; mathematical programming; matrix algebra; modeling; operations research; part families; visual; Cellular manufacturing; Expert systems; Group technology; Helium; Industrial engineering; Manufacturing systems; Mathematical programming; Matrix decomposition; Raw materials; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Robotics and Automation, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0882-4967
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/56.20430
  • Filename
    20430