Design of a manufacturing facility layout with a closed loop conveyor with shortcuts using queueing theory and genetic algorithms

Authors:
Vernet Lasrado;Dima Nazzal
Affiliations:
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL;University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Venue:
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Most current manufacturing facility layout problem solution methods aim at minimizing the total distance traveled, the material handling cost, and/or the time spent in the system (based on distance traveled at a specific speed). The methodology proposed in this paper solves the looped layout design problem for a looped layout manufacturing facility with a looped conveyor material handling system with shortcuts by using the operational performance metric, i.e. the work-in-process on the conveyor in a manufacturing facility, as the design criterion.