Layout Optimization of Flexible Manufacturing Cells Based on Fuzzy Demand and Machine Flexibility

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The summary of related models.

Authors	Solving method	Objectives	Production demand
Chan et al. [3]	two-stage GA-based approach	Minimizing both the intercellular and intracellular part movements.	No
Wu et al. [4]	GA	Minimizing the total cost of movement and exceptional elements (EEs).	Fixed demand
Jolai et al. [5]	Lingo	Minimizing total material handling cost and number of EEs.	No
Mahdavi et al. [6]	Lingo	Minimizing handling costs.	No
Chang et al. [7]	HTSA	Minimizing total intercellular movement distance and maximizing the consecutive forward flows.	Fixed demand
Mahdavi et al. [8]	Lingo	Minimizing intra- and inter-cell movements as well as EES simultaneously.	Fixed demand
Bagheri et al. [9]	LP-metric	Minimizing inter-intra cell part trips, machine relocation cost and operator related issues.	No
Mohammadi et al. [10]	GA	Minimizing the total variable costs including the material handling, production and subcontracting costs.	No
Aghajani et al. [11]	GA	Minimizing system reconfiguration cost, penalty cost and the system failure rate.	No
Mazinani et al. [12]	GA	Minimizing the sum of material handling and rearrangement costs.	No
Mehdizadeh et al. [13]	MOVDO and MOSA	Minimizing inter-intra cell part movements and machine relocation, machine and operator related costs, maximizing consecutive forward flows ratio.	Fixed demand
Presented study	GA	Minimizing both the intercellular and intracellular part movements.	Fuzzy demand