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Original Articles

Similarity and distance measures for cellular manufacturing. Part I. A survey

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Pages 1133-1142 | Received 01 Aug 1992, Published online: 26 Apr 2007
 

Abstract

An overview of similarity and dissimilarity measures applicable to cellular manufacturing is presented. First is an overview of general measures of association. Next, similarity and distance measures for determining part families are discussed. Subsequently, similarity and distance measures for clustering machine types are discussed. Finally, the paper is concluded with a discussion of the evolution of similarity measures applicable to cellular manufacturing.

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Notes on contributors

S. M. SHAFER

To whom correspondence should be addressed.

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