Integrated multi-period cell formation and subcontracting production planning in dynamic cellular manufacturing systems

Nima Safaei and Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam

International Journal of Production Economics, 2009, vol. 120, issue 2, 301-314

Abstract: In this paper, an integrated mathematical model of the multi-period cell formation and production planning in a dynamic cellular manufacturing system (DCMS) is proposed with the aim of minimizing machine, inter/intra-cell movement, reconfiguration, partial subcontracting, and inventory carrying costs. This paper puts emphasis on the effect of the trade-off between production and outsourcing costs on the re-configuration of the cells in cellular manufacturing systems (CMSs) under a dynamic environment, in which the product mix is different from a period to another resulting in the operational dynamism in the cells. The proposed model is verified by a number of numerical examples and related sensitivity analysis.

Keywords: Multi-period; cell; formation; Dynamic; cellular; manufacturing; system; Production; planning; Reconfiguration; Partial; subcontracting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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