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| Author: | Offodile, O. |
| Title: | Machine grouping in cellular manufacturing |
| Journal: | Omega
1993 : JAN, VOL. 21, p. 35-52 |
| Index terms: | GROUP TECHNOLOGY ROBOTS MANUFACTURING |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Recent productivity gains enjoyed by Japan and other European countries have prompted more manufacturers from other countries to explore the use of advanced technologies as a means of improving their competitive edge in the world market. This paper presents a brief review of two of these technologies: robotics and group technologies (GT). Various research issues are discussed for each technology together with the strengths and weaknesses of the papers reviewed. As a means of integrating the two technologies, a group technology-based model for selecting robots for manufacturing cells is presented. |
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