A heuristic for designing manufacturing focus units with resource considerations

dc.citation.doidoi:10.1080/00207543.2010.550638en_US
dc.citation.epage1623en_US
dc.citation.issue6en_US
dc.citation.jtitleInternational Journal of Production Researchen_US
dc.citation.spage1608en_US
dc.citation.volume50en_US
dc.contributor.authorSheu, Chwen
dc.contributor.authorKrajewski, Lee J.
dc.contributor.authorCai, Gangshu
dc.contributor.authoreidcsheuen_US
dc.contributor.authoreidgcaien_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-19T15:17:59Z
dc.date.available2012-07-19T15:17:59Z
dc.date.issued2012-07-19
dc.date.published2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a model of the plant-within-a-plant (PWP) design problem and demonstrates a heuristic for analyzing the problem. Although the benefits of a manufacturing focus have been articulated in the literature, methods for implementation with consideration for resource requirements have not been developed previously. In this study, we discuss the importance of including resource considerations and propose a methodology that can help managers arrive at a facility design with a high degree of focus and minimum resource needs. A heuristic is developed that incorporates the concept of order-winning criteria and volume into the focus design. The heuristic not only recognizes the effects of conflicting manufacturing tasks, but also considers resource costs and material flows between PWP units. Experimental results show that the proposed methodology offers managers the opportunity to generate and assess alternative PWP designs, which are otherwise unavailable. Overall, this research provides an analytical framework for further research in focused manufacturing.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/14049
dc.relation.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tprs20/50/6en_US
dc.rightsThis is an electronic version of an article published in Sheu, C., Krajewski, L. J., & Cai, G. (2012). A heuristic for designing manufacturing focus units with resource considerations. International Journal of Production Research, 50(6), 1608-1623. International Journal of Production Research is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tprs20/50/6en_US
dc.subjectHeuristicen_US
dc.subjectManufacturing focus unitsen_US
dc.subjectPlant-within-a-plant design problemen_US
dc.subjectResource considerationsen_US
dc.titleA heuristic for designing manufacturing focus units with resource considerationsen_US
dc.typeArticle (author version)en_US

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