Dynamic From-Between Chart: a new tool for solving dynamic facility layout problems

Krishna K. Krishnan, S. Hossein Cheraghi and Chandan N. Nayak

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2006, vol. 1, issue 1/2, 182-200

Abstract: A manufacturing facility operates in a dynamic environment where the production rates and product mix are continuously changing. Hence, it is often necessary to analyse and redesign the layout. Existing methods for redesign use multiple, static, and tabular from-to charts. A new tool, 'Dynamic From Between Chart' (DFBC), for the analysis of redesign of layouts has been developed. This tool models the production rate changes using a continuous function. The development process of the new tool, the formulation of the cost function and its application to solving the dynamic layout problems for multiple time periods is presented.

Keywords: dynamic facility layout problems; dynamic from-between chart; DFBC; manufacturing facilities; layout design; layout redesign; production rate changes. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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