Facility layout planning. An extended literature review

P Pérez-Gosende, J Mula… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Facility layout planning (FLP) involves a set of design problems related to the arrangement
of the elements that shape industrial production systems in a physical space. The fact that …

Classification of facility layout problems: a review study

H Hosseini-Nasab, S Fereidouni… - … International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Facility layout problem (FLP) is defined as the placement of facilities in a plant area, with the
aim of determining the most effective arrangement in accordance with some criteria or …

A biased random-key genetic algorithm for the unequal area facility layout problem

JF Gonçalves, MGC Resende - European Journal of Operational Research, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a biased random-key genetic algorithm (BRKGA) for the unequal area
facility layout problem (UA-FLP) where a set of rectangular facilities with given area …

Multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm based on objective space division for the unequal-area facility layout problem

J Liu, H Zhang, K He, S Jiang - Expert Systems with Applications, 2018 - Elsevier
The facility layout problem (FLP) is the problem of placing facilities in a certain shop floor so
that facilities do not overlap each other and are satisfied with some given objectives …

Applying multi-objective ant colony optimization algorithm for solving the unequal area facility layout problems

J Liu, J Liu - Applied Soft Computing, 2019 - Elsevier
The unequal area facility layout problem (UA-FLP) which deals with the layout of
departments in a facility comprises of a class of extremely difficult and widely applicable …

[HTML][HTML] Solving a big-scaled hospital facility layout problem with meta-heuristics algorithms

V Tongur, M Hacibeyoglu, E Ulker - Engineering Science and Technology …, 2020 - Elsevier
The main objective of the hospital facility layout problem is to place the polyclinics,
laboratories and radiology units within the predefined boundaries in such way that minimize …

Mathematical modeling and multi-start search simulated annealing for unequal-area facility layout problem

MZ Allahyari, A Azab - Expert systems with applications, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a mixed integer nonlinear programming model (MINLP) is formulated to
allocate the position of a number of unequal-area rectangular facilities within the continuum …

User-interfaces layout optimization using eye-tracking, mouse movements and genetic algorithms

JA Diego-Mas, D Garzon-Leal, R Poveda-Bautista… - Applied ergonomics, 2019 - Elsevier
Establishing the best layout configuration for software-generated interfaces and control
panels is a complex problem when they include many controls and indicators. Several …

3D facility layout problem

M Besbes, M Zolghadri, R Costa Affonso… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2021 - Springer
Facility layout aims to arrange a set of facilities in a site. The main objective function is to
minimize the total material handling cost under production-derived constraints. This problem …

Integration of material handling devices assignment and facility layout problems

A Erik, Y Kuvvetli - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Facility layout problems focus on the assignment of departments into the facility layout by
considering the minimization of total costs. A well-designed facility result in efficient material …