Stochastic extension of cellular manufacturing systems: a queuing-based analysis

Journal of Industrial Engineering International

دوره 9، شماره 1، اسفند 2013   

نویسندگان

Fatemeh Fardis¹؛ Afagh Zandi¹؛ Vahidreza Ghezavati^{* 2}

¹South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

²Faculty of Industrial Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

چکیده

Clustering parts and machines into part families and machine cells is a major decision in the design of cellular
manufacturing systems which is defined as cell formation. This paper presents a non-linear mixed integer
programming model to design cellular manufacturing systems which assumes that the arrival rate of parts into cells
and machine service rate are stochastic parameters and described by exponential distribution. Uncertain situations
may create a queue behind each machine; therefore, we will consider the average waiting time of parts behind
each machine in order to have an efficient system. The objective function will minimize summation of idleness cost
of machines, sub-contracting cost for exceptional parts, non-utilizing machine cost, and holding cost of parts in the
cells. Finally, the linearized model will be solved by the Cplex solver of GAMS, and sensitivity analysis will be
performed to illustrate the effectiveness of the parameters.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Cellular manufacturing system؛ Stochastic arrival rate and service rate؛ Average waiting time؛ Queuing theory