A unique fuzzy multi-criteria decision making: Computer simulation approach for productive operators' assignment in cellular manufacturing systems with uncertainty and vagueness

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 329-343

  Azadeh, Ali ^a   Nazari Shirkouhi, Salman ^a   Hatami Shirkouhi, Loghman ^b   Ansarinejad, Ayyub ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cellular Manufacturing Systems (CMS); Computer simulation; Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM); Operator assignment; Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS); Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION PROBLEMS; AVERAGE WAITING-TIME; FUZZY AHP; FUZZY ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; FUZZY MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKINGS; IDEAL SOLUTIONS; IMPORTANCE WEIGHTS; LEADTIME; MACHINE UTILIZATION; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; OPERATOR ASSIGNMENT; TOPSIS METHOD; UNCERTAINTY;

AIRFOILS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 79960984176     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-011-3186-9     Document Type: Article

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