The three problems of cell formation (CF), cellular scheduling, and cellular layout are closely
interrelated in the design of cellular manufacturing systems (CMSs) and should, therefore …

The aim of this paper is to present an integrated mathematical model to solve the dynamic
cell formation problem considering operator assignment and inter/intra cell layouts problems …

With the advent of cellular manufacturing systems and consequent evolution of configuring
methodologies, researchers proposed several multi-objective techniques, besides others, to …

In this paper, instead of the classical approach to the multi-criteria location selection
problem, a new approach was presented based on selecting a portfolio of locations. First …

Objective: Cellular production is one of the important applications of group technology in
production. With the development of modern industrial technology, many manufacturers use …

Remanufacturing is a practice of growing importance due to increasing environmental
awareness and regulations. Facility layout design, as the cornerstone of effective facility …

To design a group layout of a cellular manufacturing system (CMS) in a dynamic
environment, a multi-objective mixed-integer non-linear programming model is developed …

In dynamic production environment, quick adaptation for new product design is an important
issue to achieve competitive edge. To address this issue, virtual cellular manufacturing has …

Cell formation (CF) problem is one of the most important decision problems in designing a
cellular manufacturing system includes grouping machines into machine cells and parts into …

Over the last four decades of research, numerous cell formation algorithms have been
developed and tested, still this research remains of interest to this day. Appropriate …