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A hybrid genetic algorithm-TOPSIS-computer simulation approach for optimum operator assignment in cellular manufacturing systems

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Pages 57-74 | Received 01 Apr 2009, Accepted 23 Aug 2009, Published online: 12 Apr 2011

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Figure 1. The overview of the integrated HGTS approach.

Figure 1. The overview of the integrated HGTS approach.

Figure 2. The existing manned cell example for the case model.

Figure 2. The existing manned cell example for the case model.

Figure 3. Simulation model of operators’ allocation in CMS.

Figure 3. Simulation model of operators’ allocation in CMS.

Table 1. Simulation results for the case model (decision matrix).

Table 2. Standardized matrix for the six indices.

Table 3. Simulation results for the case model (decision matrix).

Table 4. Entropy-weighted coefficients.

Table 5. The rankings of HGTS versus TOPSIS.

Table 6. Results of DEA and PCA for 36 labor-assignment scenarios.

Table 7. Non-parametric Spearman (rs ) correlations analysis.

Table 8. ANOVA results of HGTS versus other methods.

Table 9. Multiple comparisons between HGTS and other methods.

Table 10. Distinct features of HGTS versus other methods.

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