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MG375 DISCUSSION: MANUFACTURING CELL

AN EXACT METHOD FOR SOLVING THE MANUFACTURING CELL FORMATION PROBLEM

The manufacturing cell is defined as “a dedicated area where typically only one or a limited type of product or subassembly is made. Examples include a fast-food kitchen.” (Jacobs & Chase, 2020) The article I reviewed for this week applies to solving manufacturing cell problems.  As the production manager, “all the activities involved in transforming a product idea into a finished product, as well as those involved in planning and controlling the systems that produce goods and services.” (Collins, 2012) This included solving any problems that arise in manufacturing cells.

ARTICLE SUMMARY

Cell formation problems are described as “the formation of part families and machine cells that is the cell formation. For cell formation, the part families are identified that require similar processing on a set of machines. In turn, these machines are grouped into cells. Each cell is capable of satisfying all the requirements of the part family assigned to it.” (Nakade & Karim, 2019) The article I reviewed this week discusses the different methods proposed to solve the cell formation problem. The methods discussed are “cluster analysis, graph partitioning, mathematical programming, genetic (population-based) algorithms, local search methods (tabu search, simulated annealing), and hybrids of these methods.” (Elbenani & Ferland, 2012) The cluster analysis focuses on the structure of the data sets. Graph partitioning is used to formulate the cell formation problem, the mathematical programming method is formulated either as a non-linear or linear integer problem. The most popular method of the bunch is the hybrid methods which include simulated annealing, tabu search, and genetic algorithms. The article provides problem formula notation examples of matrix solutions and 33 bench march cell problems with possible solution examples.  

ANALYZE BASED UPON THE MANAGEMENT CONCEPT

The organization of the production process is based on the selection by the production managers of the manufacturing facilities to determine the method best for them. When looking at the manufacturing cell area of the production process, keeping the proper production balance is important. Most manufacturing cells are set up to produce products on an as-needed base typically based on the supply-demand. When this process is broken, by either over or under production, operation managers need to be able to solve the issue. The journal article I reviewed this week provides managers with assistance with the cell formation problems they discovered in their study by 35 firms. Based on the data they identified, they composed the best solutions to those problems which if applied correctly can be a useful tool to have.

 

RESOURCES

Collins, K. (2012, December 29). Chapter 11 Operations Management in Manufacturing and Service Industries. Retrieved June 25, 2020, from https://2012books.lardbuckeorg/books/an-introduction-to-business-v2.0/s15-operations-management-in-manuf.html

Elbenani, B., & Ferland, J. (2012). An exact method for solving the manufacturing cell formation problem. International Journal of Production Research, 50(15), 4038–4045. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.588622

Jacobs, F. R., & Chase, R. B. (2020). Operations and supply chain management: the core.

McGraw-Hill Education.

Nakade, K., & Karim, R. (2019). A stochastic model of a production-inventory system with consideration of production disruption. International Journal of Advanced Operations Management, 11(4), 287. DOI:10.1504/ijaom.2019.10024701