Facility layout design – review of current research directions

The article discusses the topic of designing the optimal distribution of workstations within a production plant. A review focused on publications on this subject in the Scopus database, covering the years 1975–2017. The article presents a facility layout problem and basic principles of optimisation...

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Published inEngineering management in production and services Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 70 - 79
Main Authors Kikolski, Mateusz, Ko, Chien-Ho
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sciendo 01.09.2018
Subjects
facility layout
production lines design
production optimisation
workplace planning
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Summary:The article discusses the topic of designing the optimal distribution of workstations within a production plant. A review focused on publications on this subject in the Scopus database, covering the years 1975–2017. The article presents a facility layout problem and basic principles of optimisation methods for the distribution of workstations within the factory. The author proposes a methodology for designing the optimal distribution of workstations using available optimisation methods and computer simulation. Also, directions for further research are indicated.
ISSN:2543-912X
2543-912X
DOI:10.2478/emj-2018-0018