Cell formation using fuzzy relational clustering algorithm

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 53, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1776-1787

  Hung, Wen Liang ^a   Yang, Miin Shen ^b   Lee, E Stanley ^c  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Kansas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell formation; Cellular manufacturing systems; Dissimilarity matrix; FRC algorithm; Mixed variable data

Indexed keywords

CELL FORMATION; CELLULAR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; DISSIMILARITY MATRIX; FRC ALGORITHM; MIXED-VARIABLE DATA;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; GROUP TECHNOLOGY;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 79951957437     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2010.12.056     Document Type: Article

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