The facility layout design and Cell Formation (CF) problems are the important sectors in
designing a cellular manufacturing system (CMS). These problems are interrelated and …

This paper presents a new mathematical model to solve a facility layout problem in cellular
manufacturing systems (CMSs) with stochastic demands. The objective is to minimize the …

In the design of a cellular manufacturing system (CMS), one of the important problems is the
CMS layout. This paper presents a new mathematical model concerning inter-cell and intra …

In this paper, a comprehensive model is presented for cell formation and layout design in
cellular manufacturing systems (CMS). The proposed model incorporates an extensive …

This paper develops a novel mixed integer nonlinear programming model for the intra-cell
layout design of dynamic cellular manufacturing systems. In dynamic environment, the …

This paper presents a novel mixed-integer non-linear programming model for an intra-cell
layout (ICL) design for a dynamic cellular manufacturing system (DCMS). In a dynamic …

In this paper a new integrated approach is presented for designing cellular manufacturing
system and its inter-and intra-cell layouts. Various production factors such as part demands …

Purpose: The fundamental function of a cellular manufacturing system (CMS) is based on
the definition and recognition of the type of similarity among the parts that should be …

Layout has a significant role on the efficiency of manufacturing systems, but it has not
received attention of researchers in comparison to cell formation in cellular manufacturing …

This paper presents a novel integer linear programming model for designing multi-floor
layout of cellular manufacturing systems (CMS). Three major and interrelated decisions are …