Vol. 6 No. 2 (2007): Revista UIS Ingenierías
Articles

Development of a genetic algorithm for the design of cellular manufacturing systems from a new function of fitness

Nestor Raúl Ortiz Pimiento
Universidad Industrial de Santander
Bio
Sebastián Gómez Gómez
Universidad Industrial de Santander
Bio

Published 2007-10-19

Keywords

  • Manufacturing cell,
  • group technology,
  • cellular manufacturing,
  • genetic algorithms

How to Cite

Ortiz Pimiento, N. R., & Gómez Gómez, S. (2007). Development of a genetic algorithm for the design of cellular manufacturing systems from a new function of fitness. Revista UIS Ingenierías, 6(2), 71–83. Retrieved from https://revistas.uis.edu.co/index.php/revistauisingenierias/article/view/411

Abstract

This article shows a genetic algorithm that makes possible to fnd a feasible and acceptable solution to a manufacturing cell formation problem. The proposed genetic algorithm includes a new approach of the usually known aptitude function for this kind of problem resulting in a more exact solution. In order to validate the algorithm genetic operators this work includes a practical example with an imaginary company which wants to organize four manufacturing cells taking in account 30 different products using 10 machine types. 

 

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