A methodology for the design of cellular manufacturing systems

<p>“A methodology that provides a systematic approach to the design of Cellular Manufacturing Systems (CMS) is developed. The states in the system design process are established, methods and tools to be used for each stage are identified, and transition criteria for progressing from one state to the next are established. The methodology, intended for use by engineers and managers, is based on six design axioms: (1) top-down system definition followed by bottom-up specification, (2) simplification followed by integration, (3) alternative generation, (4) iterative refinement, (5) holistic evaluation, and (6) inseparable documentation and specification. The system design effort is broken into four phase -- analysis, conceptual design, embodiment design, and detailed design. Te main focus of this research effort has been on the development of a five-stage approach for the embodiment design phase. In this phase, the abstract concepts, formed in the conceptual design phase, are developed and refined into concrete proposals. An action/case study approach is used for evaluating the usefulness of the proposed CMS design methodology. This evaluation method required the methodology’s application, using real-life data, in here in-depth case scenarios, with varying levels of complexity, from industry and academia. In all cases, the rapid generation and timely evaluation of good CMS design alternatives was facilitated by the use of the methodology”--Abstract, page iii.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph. D. in Engineering Management

Grantor

University of Missouri--Rolla

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Massay, Lorace Learmond

• Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/838

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsmine.mst.edu:doctoral_dissertations-1840