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 …

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 …

Abstract The Unequal Area Facility Layout Problem (UA–FLP) has been addressed by
various methods, including mathematical modelling, heuristic and metaheuristic …

In order to develop and establish a functional, integrated system for automated layout design
that can be applied in practice, certain fields of action still need to be identified and solved …

In the present work, a new digital design system, GenYacht, is proposed for the creation of
optimal and user-centred yacht hull forms. GenYacht is a hybrid system involving generative …

Products are becoming increasingly more complex and intelligent, which requires users to
participate in the design process in order to meet customer demands and enhance market …

Improving the architectural layout for diverse objectives using rigorous mathematical
optimization methods gradually receives more attention by the researchers. Such …

A well-designed hospital facility layout planning process will enable improvements in
operational efficiency, health outcomes, and patients' medical experience. Older hospital …

This paper addresses a new meta-heuristic algorithm to solve a closed loop layout problem.
The proposed algorithm applies a modified version of the recently invented migrating birds …

Abstract Coral Reefs Optimization (CRO) is a recently proposed evolutionary-type algorithm
which has shown promising results to tackle many complex optimization problems. This …