Operational Design of a Cellular Manufacturing System

To carryout an operational design of Cellular Manufacturing System (CMS), a two stage methodology has been developed in this research. First, the problem of Machine-Part grouping (CMS design) is solved, and then sequencing and scheduling of parts on machines is carried out. Since each cell is like a Job-Shop, therefore the scheduling part of the problem is solved using a similar approach as in case of a Job-Shop scheduling problem (JSSP). The effectiveness of both the tools developed during this research has been verified separately before combining them together.

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Dr Tariq was born on the 17th of June, 1970 in Peshawar, Pakistan. completed his PhD from the National University of Science & Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan in 2010. He has been teaching at the university level for the last 19 years. So far 12 international publications, in peer reviewed conferences and journals, have been to his credit.