Branch and Bound Algorithm for the Facility Layout Problem Without Shape Distortion

  • Kim, Chae-Bogk (department of Technology Education, Korea National University) ;
  • Kim, Yung-Sik (Department of Computer Education, Korea National University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Hoon (Department of Computer Science Korea university)
  • Published : 1996.08.01

Abstract

Given the flow matrix, plant size (rectangle shape) and department sizes, the algorithm in this paper provides the plant layout with rectilinear distance measure. To construct automated facility design, eigenvector approach is employed. A branch and bound computer code developed by Tillinghast is modified to find the feasible fits of departments without shape distortion (see [1])in the plant rectangle. The computational results compared with CRAFT are shown.

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