In this paper, the facilities design of a manufacturing layout is conducted by integrating simulation and design of experiments to study the influence of process parameters on the performance of the plant. This research study involves a shop floor wherein the parts contributing to 75% – 80% of the annual revenue are analyzed. This is achieved by selecting a few potential parameters/factors that...

This paper proposes a new integrative view of manufacturing cell formation and both inter-cell and intra-cell layout problems. Cells formation and their popular bi-directional linear layout are determined simultaneously through a Dynamic Programming algorithm (with the objective of minimizing the inter-cell flow cost under a cell size constraint). This Dynamic Programming algorithm is implement...

Layout generation in the late analog CMOS design is challenging by its increasing layout constraints and performance requirements. However, iterative refinement on manual design damages the productivity of analog layout. Therefore, it is more efficient to enroll the know-how from existing design instead of generating a new one. To contend with time-consuming analog layout for more possibilities...

With a review by Dr. Jeffrey Liker, noted lean management expert and best-selling author: “I believe there is a real need for papers like yours... ...The methodology you illustrate through value stream mapping, re-layout, and planning overall flow is the right approach and labs need to see the real example you describe to understand what is possible.” Jeffrey K. Liker Professor of Industrial an...

Layout arrangement is important to achieve high productivity in flexible manufacturing system (FMS). This paper discusses the design of loop layout in FMS. The objective of the loop layout problem is the determination of the ordering of machines around a loop, to minimize the total number of loop traversals for a family of parts. This paper details the design, development and testing of particl...

Designing a fixture layout is the primary task of fixture design, which consists of determining the different combinations of locators and clamping scheme. Designing a fixture is a lengthy process and the performance of a fixture is usually difficult to predict. Designing fixture to effectively restrain complex components has been recognised as a bottleneck in fixture design development. The ai...

The VLSI layout designing is a highly complex process and hence a layout is often subjected to Layout Verification that includes (a) Design Rule Checking to check if the layout satisfies various design rules and (b) Connectivity Extraction to check if the components of the layout are properly electrically connected. In this work we study two geometric query problems which have applications in t...