Research Article
Layout Optimization of Flexible Manufacturing Cells Based on Fuzzy Demand and Machine Flexibility
Table 4
The decision variables and their implications on the MCs model.
| | Decision variable | Introducing 0-1 variables | Description |
| | =1 | indicating that the product family chooses the process to process on the equipment that is in the MC ; | | =0 | indicating that the product family doesn’t choose the process to process; | | =1 | indicating that the equipment is in the MC ; | | =0 | indicating that the equipment is not in the MC ; | | =1 | indicating that highly flexibility equipment is in the MC ; | | =0 | indicating that highly flexibility equipment is not in the MC ; | | =1 | indicating that the product family chooses the process to process; | | =0 | indicating that the product family doesn’t choose the process to process; | | =1 | indicating that the MC locates in row -th of layout area; | | =0 | indicating that the MC doesn’t locate in row of layout area; | | / | The distance between equipment and in a MC | | / | The distance between equipment in MC and equipment in MC | | , | / | The central point of equipment | | , | / | The central point of MC |
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