Layout Optimization of a Production Cell

An analysis of a product line of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) shows that products (component parts or assemblies) are quite similar in terms of design and technology, thus clusters of products are formed. For each cluster a production cell can be organized. According to the product line of a company a certain number of individual production cells is organized, while workshop production is retained for the remaining product line. The paper shows how clusters of products are designed on the basis of a product line data and how an ideal layout optimization is determined on the basis of the intensity of material flow. Layout optimization of a production cell is based on a combination of Schmigalla modified triangular method and the Schwerdfeger circular process. The method was applied on a cluster of 20 orders similar in design and technology that are processed at 10 workplaces. At the end of the article a transition from a theoretical O-cell to a real U-cell is suggested. (Received in April 2017, accepted in August 2017. This paper was with the authors 1 week for 1 revision.)

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