Cell formation in industrial engineering : theory, algorithms and experiments /

This book focuses on a development of optimal, flexible, and efficient models and algorithms for cell formation in group technology. Its main aim is to provide a reliable tool that can be used by managers and engineers to design manufacturing cells based on their own preferences and constraints impo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldengorin, Boris
Other Authors: Krushinsky, Dmitry, Pardalos, P. M. (Panos M.), 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [2013]
Series:Springer optimization and its applications ; v. 79.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Problem of Cell Formation: Ideas and Their Applications
  • The p-Median Problem
  • Application of the PMP to Cell Formation in Group Technology
  • The Minimum Multicut Problem and an Exact Model for Cell Formation
  • Multiobjective Nature of Cell Formation
  • Pattern-Based Heuristic for the Cell Formation Problem in Group Technology
  • Two Models and Algorithms for Bi-Criterion Cell Formation
  • Summary and Conclusions.