Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences
Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences
Coping with the loss of pooling synergy in cellular manufacturing systems
Management Science
Principles on the benefits of manufacturing process flexibility
Management Science
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Modelling worker fatigue and recovery in dual-resource constrained systems
Computers and Industrial Engineering
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In this paper, we distinguish two types of cooperation between distributed manufacturing cells to deal with variations in the request for manufacturing capacity between cells. Load-oriented Cooperation (LC) concerns the reallocation of jobs to different cells. Resource-oriented Cooperation (RC) refers to movements of workers between cells. We investigate the effect of these types of cooperation on manufacturing performance by means of a simulation study. Major outcome of our study is that the maximal effect of LC is higher than the maximal effect of RC. Furthermore, our study indicates that a high level of LC may absorb all positive effects of RC. However, RC remains relevant in case of low levels of LC. LC remains profitable, even in case of a maximal level of RC. Our study also shows that increased labour utilization magnifies the effect of a first introduction of some cooperation.