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6 Engineering Applications of Facility Layout
Alternatively, the problem can be modelled as an MRFLP or a UA-FLP if we
make different assumptions on the dimensions of the workstations and the possible
layout structures.
We have adapted the original application (see Sect. 6.10), which we observe is a
dynamic layout problem.
6.5 Automotive Starter Battery Production
This example concerns a manufacturing plant that produces three types of automotive starter batteries. The plant is 24 × 22 m 2 , and it is divided into 8 areas
(departments). The names and dimensions of the departments are presented in
Table 6.8.
The specific problem is a practical application of dynamic facility layout. The
production is divided into three time periods, and the production plan is different for
each period. As a consequence, the flows between areas differ in each of the three
periods. They are given in Table 6.9. The unit costs of the material flows are reported
in Table 6.10, and it costs $500 to change one area’s activity between periods.
Table 6.8 Description and dimensions of the areas for the battery factory
Area No. Name
Dimensions (m) Area No. Name
Dimensions (m)
1
Raw materials 4.0 × 4.0
5
Tin soldering 3.2 × 2.5
2
Clip assembly
3.6 × 2.0
6
Punching
3.8 × 3.6
3
Coil wiring
3.0 × 2.5
7
Testing
4.0 × 3.5
4
Clamping
4.8 × 4.0
8
Packaging
4.0 × 3.6
Table 6.9 Flows between departments for each period
Quantity transported
Direction of material transport
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
1-3
4300
1600
200
1-4
1000
0
5800
2-4
2400
5500
500
3-4
4300
1600
200
3-5
0
0
700
3-7
3400
7100
6300
4-5
7700
7100
6500
4-6
4300
1600
200
5-4
3400
5500
6300
5-6
4300
1600
200
6-3
3400
5500
6300
6-7
4300
1600
200
7-8
7700
7100
6500
6 Engineering Applications of Facility Layout
Alternatively, the problem can be modelled as an MRFLP or a UA-FLP if we
make different assumptions on the dimensions of the workstations and the possible
layout structures.
We have adapted the original application (see Sect. 6.10), which we observe is a
dynamic layout problem.
6.5 Automotive Starter Battery Production
This example concerns a manufacturing plant that produces three types of automotive starter batteries. The plant is 24 × 22 m 2 , and it is divided into 8 areas
(departments). The names and dimensions of the departments are presented in
Table 6.8.
The specific problem is a practical application of dynamic facility layout. The
production is divided into three time periods, and the production plan is different for
each period. As a consequence, the flows between areas differ in each of the three
periods. They are given in Table 6.9. The unit costs of the material flows are reported
in Table 6.10, and it costs $500 to change one area’s activity between periods.
Table 6.8 Description and dimensions of the areas for the battery factory
Area No. Name
Dimensions (m) Area No. Name
Dimensions (m)
1
Raw materials 4.0 × 4.0
5
Tin soldering 3.2 × 2.5
2
Clip assembly
3.6 × 2.0
6
Punching
3.8 × 3.6
3
Coil wiring
3.0 × 2.5
7
Testing
4.0 × 3.5
4
Clamping
4.8 × 4.0
8
Packaging
4.0 × 3.6
Table 6.9 Flows between departments for each period
Quantity transported
Direction of material transport
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
1-3
4300
1600
200
1-4
1000
0
5800
2-4
2400
5500
500
3-4
4300
1600
200
3-5
0
0
700
3-7
3400
7100
6300
4-5
7700
7100
6500
4-6
4300
1600
200
5-4
3400
5500
6300
5-6
4300
1600
200
6-3
3400
5500
6300
6-7
4300
1600
200
7-8
7700
7100
6500