Since material handling agents in a FMS are most efficient when moving in straight lines, a common layout of machines in a FMS is a single row layout. This allows a floor designer to model the problem of generating an optimal machine layout in a FMS as a single row facility layout problem...

The single row facility layout problem (SRFLP) is the problem of arranging facilities with given lengths on a line, while minimizing the weighted sum of the distances between all pairs of facilities. The problem is known to be NP-hard. In this paper, we present a neighborhood search heuristic...

The purpose of this case study is to propose an optimized facility layout for Yewolashet wood and metal work private enterprise with the intention of developing an efficient and feasible layout system. The efficiency and feasibility of the layout is measured by the physical arrangement of...