DYNAMIC CELLULAR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM (DCMS)

Authors
RHEAULT M DROLET JR ABDULNOUR G
Citation
M. Rheault et al., DYNAMIC CELLULAR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM (DCMS), Computers & industrial engineering, 31(1-2), 1996, pp. 143-146
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Industrial
Journal title
Computers & industrial engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
03608352
Volume
31
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
143 - 146
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-8352(1996)31:1-2<143:DCMS(>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
This paper presents a dynamic cellular manufacturing system (DCMS) tha t sustains the turbulent environment of small make-to-order manufactur ers and subcontractors. The DCMS exploits the workstation moveableness to reconfigure the cells. The system is composed of 4 modules; loadin g and routing module, dynamic cell configurator, scheduling module and system monitoring. The core of the DCMS is the cost based algorythm f or dynamic cell configuration, its decision criteria are exclusively e conomic and aim at minimizing the overall cost for transfering unit lo ads and relocating workstations.