Determination of Production Control System for Virtual Cellular Manufacturing System

Abstract

Virtual cellular manufacturing system (VCMS) allows production system to accept a new type of product and copes with fluctuations in demand. Therefore, it offers opportunities for manufacturing firms by designing the cells without changing the layout of production environment. Determination of proper production control system for VCMS is an important topic and this study focuses on this problem. In order to select the best production control system for the VCMS, four alternatives are evaluated under five criteria by applying interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (IVIFAHP) method. The results show that CONWIP production control system alternative superior to others alternatives for VCMS with respect to criteria.

Keywords

• Production control systems
• Interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy analytic hierarchy process
• Virtual cellular manufacturing system