This thesis proposes a cost based grouping procedure for Group Technology. The procedure is a two-stage graph partitioning approach to determine machine cells. Costs of work-in-process inventory, machine depreciation, machine setup and material handling are used as a basis for grouping. The procedure begins by selecting economic lot sizes for each part type and converting these values to machine requirements. The first stage assigns parts to machines of a common type. The second stage groups individual machines to cells, with each machine cell having a number of machines between chosen lower and upper limits. An additional check is given to the final groupings to see if adding a machine of any type can result in savings on the intergroup material handling cost. The process may iterate by next obtaining updated setup times and restarting.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/276491 |
| Date | January 1987 |
| Creators | Chiu, Kuohung Simon, 1959- |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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