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Cellular Manufacturing. Adapted from:. Introduction to Cellular Manufacturing (CM). Product layouts (assembly lines, mass production one a few products on the same line) is the most efficient of the basic layout options Many products are not made in volumes that require a product layout
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Cellular Manufacturing Adapted from:
Introduction to Cellular Manufacturing (CM) • Product layouts (assembly lines, mass production one a few products on the same line) is the most efficient of the basic layout options • Many products are not made in volumes that require a product layout • Cellular manufacturing (group technology) – forms families of products that have common production requirements • Locate machines, people, jigs, fixtures, drawings, measuring equipment, material handling equipment together (focused factory)
Introduction to Cellular Manufacturing • The cellular approach is to organize the entire manufacturing process for particular or similar products into one group of team members and machines known as a "Cell". • These "cells" are arranged in a U-shaped layout to easily facilitate a variety of operations. • Parts or assemblies move one at a time (or in small batch sizes). • The parts are handed off from operation to operation without opportunity to build up between operations.
Introduction to Cellular Manufacturing • Fast setup and quick changeovers are essential to Cellular Manufacturing systems since production runs are shorter. • Setup reduction principles are used to achieve one piece flow and mixed model synchronization. • All cells concentrate on eliminating waste.
Empowered Employees in CM • Goals and tracking charts are maintained and posted. • Problems are solved through daily cell meetings and problem solving teams. • The inventory management system is a KANBAN Demand Pull instead of a work order/kit picking system. • Cells are responsible for planning, scheduling and expediting directly with vendors. • They establish and maintain a KANBAN system with the vendors.
Advanced CM • The cell operates like an independent business with total responsibility for quality, manufacturing and delivery of the product to the customer. • All cells have the resources within their organization to accomplish their mission. • The requirements are known and goals are established. • Cell members are flexible and work in teams to accomplish their goals including continuous improvement.
Benefits of CM • Common tooling required for many products (fewer setups) • Tooling can be justified since many products require it (more volume when products are grouped) • Minimized material handling • Simple production schedule • Short cycle time • Low WIP
Benefits of CM • Cross-training – employees operate several machines • Minimized material handling costs – since no paperwork is required and distance is small • Employees accept more responsibility of supervision (scheduling of parts within cell, scheduling of vacation, purchasing of material, managing a budget) • Simple flow pattern and reduced paperwork • Buffers are small if batch size is small
Disadvantages of CM • Lower equipment utilization • Increased set-up costs • Less flexibility than functional departments
Family Formation • Various levels – macro and micro • Macro – entire factories (focused factories) can specialize in a particular type of part • Micro – families can be based on similarities in part geometry (group shafts, flat parts, gears, etc…), process requirements (castings, forgings, sheet metal parts, heat-treated parts, printed circuit boards) • How are these groupings determined? • Coding
Finding Part Families • Visual Inspection of physical parts or photographs to identify similarities. • Coding and Classification of parts by examining design and/or manufacturing attributes. • OPITZ System • MICLASS System • Here a code is assigned to specific features of the part. • Is the part cylindrical or prismatic ? • Does it have threads? • Does it have through slots? • Does it require heat treatment? • This requires a large initial time investment in coding and classifying all parts.
Finding Part Families • Production Flow Analysis : Since the parts in a part family have similar manufacturing processes, it is possible to identify similar parts by studying the route sheets. • Parts with similar routes can be grouped into families.
Group Analysis • To create part families and machine groups a part-machine matrix is created. • This is a 0-1 matrix in which a one signifies that a machine is required for a given part. • While creating this matrix the machine refers to a "type" of machine. • Thus, if there are 5 identical CNC lathes we will create one row in the matrix for these lathes. • Also, the number of times a part visits a machine is not considered at this stage
Group Analysis • Once a the part-machine matrix is created, it is customary to remove approximately 10% of the most heavily used machines. • Several copies of these machines are likely to be available and thus it is always possible to split these machines between different groups later. • The remaining matrix is then inspected for part families.
Group Analysis • To identify the part-families the rows and columns are interchanged such that a block-diagonal structure is obtained. There are several algorithms that can be used to do this. A simple algorithm for this problem can be described as follows: • Pick any row and draw a horizontal line through it. • For each 1 in the row that has been crossed once draw a vertical line through the corresponding column. • Pick each new column identified in the previous step. For each 1 in the column that has been crossed once draw a horizontal line through the row. • Repeat this process until there are no singly-crossed 1s in the matrix. • Remove the rows and columns that have been crossed to form a part family-machine group. • Continue for the rest of the matrix
Coding • GT coding and classification schemes attempt to capture design and manufacturing attributes such as the main shape, size, features of the product, production quantity, and material. • A large number of GT coding schemes have been developed for discrete machined parts including MICLASS, Opitz and DCLASS
Coding • Code should contain information about: • Part or assembly itself • Manufacturing process (manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, tool engineering, scheduling, line supervision, quality assurance, etc…)
Coding Requirements • Precise nonambiguous meaning, no double or triple definitions for the same phrase • Tightly structured and concise • Easy to use
Coding Options • Codes can be chain or hierarchical • Chain – each digit’s specific location is fixed for a particular meaning • Chain Example – • First digit is reserved for the product type • Second digit for material • Digits 3-6 for part geometry
Coding Options • Chain Advantage – easy to learn • Chain Disadvantage – requires more digits making it difficult to handle manually and with low power computers (not as big a problem today as the price of computers has dropped)
Coding Options • Hierarchical code – each code character depends on the preceding one – a tree type structure • Advantages – code can be sort since many branches can be eliminated • Disadvantages – difficult to learn
Code Generation • CM codes are typically generated manually or interactively by answering a series of questions and applying appropriate coding rules. • However, this is a slow and inconsistent procedure which inhibited the widespread use of CM.
Opitz Coding Scheme • Shah and Bhatnagar developed an automated CM coding system based on the Opitz coding scheme for machined parts. • The system assigns pre-defined taxonomy codes for each feature of its feature-based CAD system. • The generic information captured by the taxonomy codes is used to determine individual feature characteristics and the relationships between features and the entire parts. • The CM code generator uses the resulting feature information and Opitz coding rules to generate the CM codes.
Using Codes • Comparing the CM codes of two products is a quick and efficient method for estimating product similarity in selected attributes. • CM codes can be used to search a database of products and retrieve the designs and process plans of those products which are similar to a given design • To generate new process plans automatically using a knowledge-based system • To assess manufacturability of a product design
Cell Layout • Usually U, L or circular shaped • Minimizes transportation distance for operators (human or robotic) • Encourages multiple machines per operator • Most machines are automatic or semiautomatic, resulting in considerable idle time • In a job shop (functional layout) there is one operator for each machine
Supply Push • Input availability triggers production or work • Emphasis on “keeping busy” to maximize resource utilization as long as there is work to be done • Will synchronize supply with demand at each stage if: • If all information (about product recipe, processing lead times, and part inventories) is accurate • If forecasts of finished goods are correct • If there is no variability in processing
Demand Pull • Output need triggers production • Each station produces only on demand from its customer station • Each station signals demand by picking up a part from its input buffer • The supplier station produces a new unit as a replacement in the buffer • Toyota formalized demand pull with cards called kanbans
Kanbans • Kanbans are attached to output flow units in the buffer between customer and supplier processes • Each card lists the following information: • Customer process • Supplier process • Parts description • Production quantity
Kanbans • As the customer withdraws output flow units from the buffer, the attached kanban goes back to the supplier • It signals an authorization for the supplier to produce the listed quantity to be replaced in the buffer • Upon producing the required quantity, the supplier returns the output with an attached kanban to the buffer • Kanbans control buffer inventory and provide information and discipline to the supplier as to when and how much to produce • In the case of a process that handles multiple products, each supplier station must also know what to produce
Problem 2 - Test 2 Summer 2001 Thus all parts require all machines and only cell is formed