A Comparison of Three Array-Based Clustering Techniques for Manufacturing Cellular Formation

• Main Authors: CHU, Chao-Hsien, TSAI, M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1990
• Subjects: Computer Sciences; Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1798; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207549008942802
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper examines three array-based clustering algorithms—rank order clustering (ROC), direct clustering analysis (DCA), and bond energy analysis (BEA)—for manufacturing cell formation. According to our test, bond energy analysis outperforms the other two methods, regardless of which measure or da...