This paper experiments application of different heuristic approaches to a real facility layout problem at a furniture manufacturing company. All the models are compared using AHP, where a number of parameters of interest are employed. The experiment shows that formal layout modelling approaches can be effectively used real problems faced in industry, leading to significant improvements.

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...

Layout design problem is one of the useful field of study used to increase the efficiency of sources in organizations. In order to achieve an appropriate layout design, it is necessary to define and solve the related nonlinear programming problems. Therefore, using computer in solving the related problems is important in the view of the researchers of this area of study. However, the designs pr...