Mathematical optimization approaches for facility layout problems: The state-of-the-art and future research directions

MF Anjos, MVC Vieira - European journal of operational research, 2017 - Elsevier
Facility layout problems are an important class of operations research problems that has
been studied for several decades. Most variants of facility layout are NP-hard, therefore …

The facility layout problem: recent and emerging trends and perspectives

RD Meller, KY Gau - Journal of manufacturing systems, 1996 - Elsevier
Recent and emerging trends in the facility layout problem, covering the last 10 years of
research, are presented, including new methodologies, objectives, algorithms, and …

A review of different approaches to the facility layout problems

SP Singh, RRK Sharma - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2006 - Springer
Here, an attempt is made to present a state-of-the-art review of papers on facility layout
problems. This paper aims to deal with the current and future trends of research on facility …

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 …

Optimal facility layout design

RD Meller, V Narayanan, PH Vance - Operations Research Letters, 1998 - Elsevier
The facility layout problem (FLP) is a fundamental optimization problem encountered in
many manufacturing and service organizations. Montreuil introduced a mixed integer …

Design and operational issues in AGV-served manufacturing systems

T Ganesharajah, NG Hall, C Sriskandarajah - Annals of operations …, 1998 - Springer
Abstract Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) systems are already in widespread use and their
importance for material handling is expected to grow rapidly. The advantages that such …

An improvement-type layout algorithm for single and multiple-floor facilities

YA Bozer, RD Meller, SJ Erlebacher - Management Science, 1994 - pubsonline.informs.org
In this paper we introduce the use of spacefilling curves in facility layout, and we extend a
well-known facility layout algorithm () to facilities with multiple floors. Spacefilling curves …

Enhanced model formulations for optimal facility layout

HD Sherali, BMP Fraticelli… - Operations Research, 2003 - pubsonline.informs.org
This paper presents an improved mixed-integer programming (MIP) model and effective
solution strategies for the facility layout problem and is motivated by the work of Meller et …

A review of intelligent approaches for designing dynamic and robust layouts in flexible manufacturing systems

G Moslemipour, TS Lee, D Rilling - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2012 - Springer
Facility layout problem is associated with the arrangement of facilities in a plant. It is a critical
issue in the early stages of designing a manufacturing system because it affects the total …

A new simulated annealing algorithm for the facility layout problem

RD Meller, YA Bozer - International Journal of Production …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper we present an application of simulated annealing to facility layout problems
with single and multiple floors. The facility layout problem is highly combinatorial in nature …