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A Dynamic Part Assignment Procedure in Machine Cell Formation

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

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Copyright © 1993 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/0360-8352(93)90323-P.

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

Abstract

A major contributing factor to the under utilization of machines in cellular manufacturing is the development of long queues in front of some machines in machine cells. This paper presents a procedure which identifies such machines and redistributes their loads to alternative machines whenever feasible.

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Hamid Seifoddini and Manocher Djassemi. "A Dynamic Part Assignment Procedure in Machine Cell Formation" Computers & Industrial Engineering 25.1-4 (1993): 473-476.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/djassemi/14