Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization | 2026
Authors: Bektur G.; Palta M.
DOI: 10.3934/JIMO.2026049
Journal: Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization
Year: 2026
Publisher: American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Document Type: Article
Open Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access
Cited by: 0
To increase the efficiency of cellular manufacturing systems (CMSs), decision problems that affect each other should be addressed in an integrated manner. In this study, integrated cell formation (CF), cell layout (CL), and part scheduling problems are addressed by considering the material handling system and alternative routes. The job shop production environment is considered, and material-handling robots are used for intercell and intracell part transportation between machines. It is assumed that the machines are of different sizes. Additionally, a mathematical model is proposed. By solving the proposed mathematical model, decisions are made to assign parts to cells, to determine the appropriate route for each part, the layout of cells and machines, and the transportation order of the parts on the material-handling robots, and to schedule the parts on the machines in accordance with their routes. A hyperheuristic (HH) algorithm is also proposed, and the success of this algorithm is demonstrated on test problems. © 2026 the Author(s), licensee AIMS Press. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
cell formation and cell layout; heuristic algorithm; job shop scheduling; material-handling robot constraint; mathematical model