Table 2 Tube and rod process routings sorted in descending order with respect to the volume (the routings marked in bold are included in the simplified flowchart).

From: Cell formation in real manufacturing systems with complex flow and technological constraints

Routing (tube)

PRN

% accumulated volume

Routing (rod)

PRN

% accumulated volume

1

ABEFGI

27.9%

1

ABDEFHJKL

30.5%

5

ADFLEMH

52.5%

5

AF

46.6%

7

ADEMG

63.8%

6

AFGK

54.4%

6

ADFLEMHO

73.5%

8

AFMO

61.8%

9

ADFLMO

80.3%

9

ABDEFHJKLO

69.2%

4

ADNFLEMG

84.6%

10

AFLO

75.5%

2

ACJKEDG

88.9%

13

AFG

79.1%

3

ABFLEG

92.7%

12

AFK

82.0%

8

ADFLM

96.2%

11

FBOL

84.8%

11

ADFLH

98.1%

2

ACDEFHLNOJKP

87.3%

10

ABFG

99.6%

7

AFLO

89.8%

12

ACPKERQBFHL

100.0%

16

AFLN

91.9%

   

15

AFM

93.7%

   

3

ACDEFLNOIJKP

95.5%

   

14

AQFGHJK

96.8%

   

4

AFMOK

97.8%

   

17

ABDEFHJKMO

98.7%

   

20

ARFG

99.2%

   

18

ACDEFHJKLNM

99.6%

  

19

AEFHK

100.0%