**Abstract**

 Using machine cells, different machines are orderly clustered together with an aid of group technology concepts contributing towards lean manufacturing. Among the different optimization techniques, the suitable one can be adopted for optimization of manufacturing plant using cellular manufacturing. Plant layouts and the sequence of operations are to be analyzed. In the present work, by considering the static part population, a robust cellular manufacturing system is likely to be developed by considering multiple processing routes since robustness is the most advanced, trending, modern and prominent approach of cellular manufacturing. The cost can be considered as an objective function and can be optimized using Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP) concepts as the CAPP is the only bridge (link) between CAD and CAM modules and is essential in all of the industries. Here, the review regarding the CMS and robustness is undertaken and highly emphasized.

**Keywords:** cellular manufacturing, robust CMS design, static part population, multiple processing routes, CAPP

#### **1. Introduction**

Job shop and flow type manufacturing systems are the traditional manufacturing systems that do not satisfy needs of clients with low manufacturing operations cost and cannot maintain a quality level that signifies a capable production system. Mostly, time spent in non-productive activities by the jobs in job shop manufacturing majorly waiting in the queue is high and rest time spent is in lot setup and processing. For high production volume, the operation sequence of the product is considered for arrangement of machines and that is how line manufacturing works flow. The machines are specialized which are intended to perform limited fixed operations. So, flow line manufacturing system is not flexible. Nowadays the product design phase demands manufacturing systems which can be configured again as per requirement and these manufacturing systems should be innovative enough to eliminate most of the drawbacks of conventional manufacturing methodology. Different types of parts can be recognized and put together in terms of their similarities in design and/or manufacturing attributes. GT is a unique philosophy whose concept is to find the solution of many questions with general rules. Efforts in terms of time and cost can be decreased using GT concepts (see **Figure 1**) (**Table 1**).

*An Optimization Model for a Manufacturing Plant Using Cellular Manufacturing: A Review DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.81083* 

#### **Figure 1.**

*Different levels of production quantity (volume) and product variety (flexibility) for production systems.* 


**Table 1.** 

*Types of facilities and layouts used for different types of production systems.* 
