In order to rapidly respond to the complex and mutational market, a new facility layout plan based on cellular manufacturing is proposed, which gives consideration to high efficiency and flexibility. The plan designs ...In order to rapidly respond to the complex and mutational market, a new facility layout plan based on cellular manufacturing is proposed, which gives consideration to high efficiency and flexibility. The plan designs two phases of integrated cell layout, i.e., cell construction and cell system layout, on the condition of adding/removing machines. First, in view of the costs of logics and machine-relocation, the cell construction based on the alternative processing routes and intra-cell layout are integrated as a whole, which achieves cell formation, process planning and the intra-cell layout in a single step. Secondly, an approach of a continuous optimized multi-line layout for solving the cell system layout problem is proposed, which eliminates the coupling relationship from the machine-relocation and realizes an integrated design of the two phases of the cell layout. An application based on real factory data is optimally solved by the Matlab 7.0 software to validate and verify the models.展开更多
The growing demand of organizations for alternative technologies to reduce environmental damage and meet new legislative issues brought greater focus to the activities of product recovery. One way to recover and reval...The growing demand of organizations for alternative technologies to reduce environmental damage and meet new legislative issues brought greater focus to the activities of product recovery. One way to recover and revalue a product is by remanufacturing, which is defined as the process of recovering a product to its original specifications, promoting the reuse of materials and improving its quality and functionality. However, the context of the remanufacturing industry faces difficulties and is considered unstable and inefficient if compared to manufacturing. In this sense, this paper aims to propose a cell layout based on lean concepts and adapted to the context of remanufacturing, aiming to minimize waste, reduce variability and thereby increase efficiency. The cell layout proposal was based on a literature review and researchers＇ practical experience in the area. This layout can provide the flexibility to handle the variations inherent in the context of remanufacturing, boosting product recovery and related environmental issues.展开更多
To adapt to the complex and changeable market environment,the cell formation problems(CFPs) and the cell layout problems(CLPs) with fuzzy demands were optimized simultaneously. Firstly,CFPs and CLPs were described for...To adapt to the complex and changeable market environment,the cell formation problems(CFPs) and the cell layout problems(CLPs) with fuzzy demands were optimized simultaneously. Firstly,CFPs and CLPs were described formally. To deal with the uncertainty fuzzy parameters brought,a chance constraint was introduced. A mathematical model was established with an objective function of minimizing intra-cell and inter-cell material handling cost. As the chance constraint of this problem could not be converted into its crisp equivalent,a hybrid simulated annealing(HSA) based on fuzzy simulation was put forward. Finally,simulation experiments were conducted under different confidence levels. Results indicated that the proposed hybrid algorithm was feasible and effective.展开更多
To decrease the impact of shorter product life cycles,dynamic cell formation problems(CFPs)and cell layout problems(CLPs)were simultaneously optimized.First,CFPs and CLPs were formally described.Due to the changes of ...To decrease the impact of shorter product life cycles,dynamic cell formation problems(CFPs)and cell layout problems(CLPs)were simultaneously optimized.First,CFPs and CLPs were formally described.Due to the changes of product demands and the lim it of machine capacity,the existing layout needed to be rearranged to a high degree.Secondly,a mathematical model was established for the objective function of minimizing the total costs.Thirdly,a novel dynamic multi-swarm particle swarm optimization(DMS-PSO)algorithm based on the communication learning strategy(CLS)was developed.Toavoid falling into local optimum and slow convergence,each swarm shared their optimal locations before regrouping.Finally,simulation experiments were conducted under different conditions.Numerical results indicate that the proposed algorithm has better stability and it converges faster than other existing algorithms.展开更多
文摘In order to rapidly respond to the complex and mutational market, a new facility layout plan based on cellular manufacturing is proposed, which gives consideration to high efficiency and flexibility. The plan designs two phases of integrated cell layout, i.e., cell construction and cell system layout, on the condition of adding/removing machines. First, in view of the costs of logics and machine-relocation, the cell construction based on the alternative processing routes and intra-cell layout are integrated as a whole, which achieves cell formation, process planning and the intra-cell layout in a single step. Secondly, an approach of a continuous optimized multi-line layout for solving the cell system layout problem is proposed, which eliminates the coupling relationship from the machine-relocation and realizes an integrated design of the two phases of the cell layout. An application based on real factory data is optimally solved by the Matlab 7.0 software to validate and verify the models.
文摘The growing demand of organizations for alternative technologies to reduce environmental damage and meet new legislative issues brought greater focus to the activities of product recovery. One way to recover and revalue a product is by remanufacturing, which is defined as the process of recovering a product to its original specifications, promoting the reuse of materials and improving its quality and functionality. However, the context of the remanufacturing industry faces difficulties and is considered unstable and inefficient if compared to manufacturing. In this sense, this paper aims to propose a cell layout based on lean concepts and adapted to the context of remanufacturing, aiming to minimize waste, reduce variability and thereby increase efficiency. The cell layout proposal was based on a literature review and researchers＇ practical experience in the area. This layout can provide the flexibility to handle the variations inherent in the context of remanufacturing, boosting product recovery and related environmental issues.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61273035,71471135)
文摘To adapt to the complex and changeable market environment,the cell formation problems(CFPs) and the cell layout problems(CLPs) with fuzzy demands were optimized simultaneously. Firstly,CFPs and CLPs were described formally. To deal with the uncertainty fuzzy parameters brought,a chance constraint was introduced. A mathematical model was established with an objective function of minimizing intra-cell and inter-cell material handling cost. As the chance constraint of this problem could not be converted into its crisp equivalent,a hybrid simulated annealing(HSA) based on fuzzy simulation was put forward. Finally,simulation experiments were conducted under different confidence levels. Results indicated that the proposed hybrid algorithm was feasible and effective.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.71471135)
文摘To decrease the impact of shorter product life cycles,dynamic cell formation problems(CFPs)and cell layout problems(CLPs)were simultaneously optimized.First,CFPs and CLPs were formally described.Due to the changes of product demands and the lim it of machine capacity,the existing layout needed to be rearranged to a high degree.Secondly,a mathematical model was established for the objective function of minimizing the total costs.Thirdly,a novel dynamic multi-swarm particle swarm optimization(DMS-PSO)algorithm based on the communication learning strategy(CLS)was developed.Toavoid falling into local optimum and slow convergence,each swarm shared their optimal locations before regrouping.Finally,simulation experiments were conducted under different conditions.Numerical results indicate that the proposed algorithm has better stability and it converges faster than other existing algorithms.
