Merits of the Production Volume Based Similarity Coefficient in Machine Cell Formation

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

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Copyright © 1995 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/0278-6125(95)98899-H.

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

Abstract

In this paper, two types of similarity coefficients are compared: (1) the Jaccard's coefficient and (2) the production volume based coefficient. Each is used to form a cellular manufacturing system whose performance will be used as a measure of effectiveness of the similarity coefficient. The sum of intercellular and intracellular material handling costs is used as a criterion for performance evaluation.