Most of the techniques for the cell design (CD) problem in cellular manufacturing (CM) consider only the machine-part incidence matrix as the input. They then convert this matrix into a block diagonal form to create a dedicated and inde- pendent cell for each part family, without laying out machines. Yet due to the lack of information on the layout, hence the lack of information on the performance of the shop floor, the benefits of CM cannot be validated. Furthermore, operational issues, e.g.scheduling, have an effect on the CD.
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