A ‘fuzzy’ heuristic for the quadratic assignment formulation to the facility layout problem

Raoot, A. D.; Rakshit, Atanu

doi:10.1080/00207549408956953

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“…Many approaches have been developed to solve this problem for near optimum solution (Conway 1994, Raoot andRakshit 1994). A simulated annealing algorithm to solve the single row layout problem was proposed by Heragu and Alfa (1992).…”

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Concurrent Production Engineering System for buffer size and flexible transfer line layout design

Yamamoto

Qudeiri

Jamali

2008

J. Syst. Sci. Syst. Eng.

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In this paper we propose a COncurrent Production Engineering System (COPES) for the flexible transfer line (FTL) layout design in a restricted area. COPES first determines the buffer size in front of the bay of each machine tool in the FTL and then initializes a computer aided design (CAD) system to draw the FTL in a restricted area. We develop a set of modules systems which have been integrated into a single framework, in accordance with the practice of concurrent engineering. Concurrent engineering involves the cooperation of these activities. It's expected that the developed COPES can improve the cooperation between production engineers' and the plant designer. This can be done by enabling the production engineers' to make better decision regarding FTL buffer size.

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Concurrent Production Engineering System for buffer size and flexible transfer line layout design

Yamamoto

Qudeiri

Jamali

2008

J. Syst. Sci. Syst. Eng.

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“…Thus, the FTL layout is important to reduce production cost. The FTL layout problem is identified as a NP-complete problem (2) , and many heuristic approaches have been developed to solve this problem for near optimum solution (3), (4) . A simulated annealing algorithm to solve the single row layout problem was proposed by Heragu and Alfa (5) .…”

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Optimization of FTL Layout Design Through an Asymmetrical and Restricted Plant Using GA

Qudeiri

Yamamoto

2007

JMMP

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One of the problems encountered in the design and implementation of a flexible transfer line (FTL) is the layout of the FTL in a restricted area. The layout of the FTL has an important impact on production cost. In this paper we propose efficient FTL layout design procedures for a FTL layout in an asymmetrical and restricted plant area. In order to find the layout of the FTL including the buffer size between each pair of FTL machines, an efficient FTL layout design procedure called a One by One Layout Method (OOLM) in conjunction with genetic algorithm (GA) is proposed. The OOLM generates an efficient solution for a set of irregularly shaped machines through a restricted plant area. A CAD system is linked to the OOLM to draw the FTL layout. The OOLM is not limited to a single static environment, but is highly flexible within the plant structure. An application example was developed, and after a number of operations based on OOLM, an efficient FTL layout design could be found.

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“…James, Rego and Glover [23] present an example of solving EA-FLP using Tabu search. Other methods for solving this type of problem are also reported in the literature [24][25][26][27].…”

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A Hybrid Algorithm for Optimising Facility Layout

Tasadduq

Imam

Ahmad

2015

The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering

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A ‘fuzzy’ heuristic for the quadratic assignment formulation to the facility layout problem

Cited by 16 publications

References 27 publications

Concurrent Production Engineering System for buffer size and flexible transfer line layout design

Concurrent Production Engineering System for buffer size and flexible transfer line layout design

Optimization of FTL Layout Design Through an Asymmetrical and Restricted Plant Using GA

A Hybrid Algorithm for Optimising Facility Layout

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