Producing a product in a few work cells that are located in close proximity to each other.
A product has to go through various distant work cells for completing the production process.
| Author | Rik Van Landeghem |
| Abstract | Product family grouping comprises of a set of approaches that assist layout planning. These approaches assist in designing work cells by allowing the grouping of products into families. The groups or families serve as basis for creating cells, which can then be configured to create the facility layout. |
| Keywords | design of work cells, product family grouping |
| Challenge | Producing a product in a few work cells that are located in close proximity to each other. |
| Current condition | A product has to go through various distant work cells for completing the production process. |
| Target condition | Reduced movement of semi-finished products between work cells and decreased number of work cells required in the process route for producing most products. |
| Moving toward the target condition |
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