Plant Layout

The International Conference on Industrial Logistics (ICIL) 2016 will take place in Poland, from September 29th till October 1st 2016, hosted by the Faculty of Management, AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow and International Centre for Innovation and Industrial Logistics (ICIIL).

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In the present work, the layout design is an important task when a manufacturing system is constructed, or expanded. The objective of this research is to study the existing plant layout of manufacturing unit and improve it using systematic layout planning theory (SLP) for better plant area utilization and increased productivity In this paper we highlighted some problems faced by one medium scale Auto Ancillary company. The layout of the firm was the main concern regarding the operations conducted and material flow in the assembly line. Company focuses mainly to improve the productivity of plant. We use systematic layout planning (SLP) approach to improve existing layout of the company. The detailed study of the plant layout such as operation process chart, flow of material and activity relationship chart has been investigated. Final layout was selected by installation of new machine with effective utilization of area to improve productivity.

RESUMEN El diseño de las instalaciones de una empresa se refiere a la organización de las instalaciones físicas de la compañía con el fin de promover el uso eficiente de los recursos aplicados a la producción. De esta forma se logra minimizar costos, optimizar la calidad de la producción y la seguridad de los trabajadores. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue el de analizar la distribución de las instalaciones de una empresa de servicios a efectos de proponer una mejora relacionada con el mejor uso de los recursos. Dichas mejoras están relacionadas con la minimización de la distancia recorrida, los retrocesos y el tráfico cruzado. También se consideró la presencia del cliente en el proceso y su efecto en la importancia de la cercanía entre los departamentos. Se aplicó el modelo PSL (Planificación Sistemática de Layout), que implica un relevamiento exhaustivo de los distintos productos, procesos y de los recursos utilizados y se adaptó dicho modelo para aplicarlo a una empresa de servicios. Como resultado se planteó una nueva distribución. Se utilizó el software Promodel® para simular los procesos en la distribución actual y en la propuesta. Los parámetros resultantes de la simulación con la distribución propuesta, indicaron mejora de las distancias recorridas y el tráfico cruzado y, adicionalmente un aumento del nivel de servicio al cliente. ABSTRACT The design of the installations of a company refers to the organization of its physical facilities in order to promote the efficient use of resources applied to production. Thus it is achieved to minimize costs, optimize production quality and worker safety. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution facilities of a service company for the purpose of proposing an improvement regarding the best use of resources. These improvements are related to the minimization of distance, kicks and cross traffic. It was also considered the presence of the customer in the process and its effect on the importance of proximity between departments. The SPL model (Systematic Layout Planning) involves a comprehensive survey of the various products, processes and resources and the model was adapted to a service company applies. As a result a new distribution was raised. The Promodel® software was used to simulate the processes in the current distribution and the proposal. The parameters resulting from the simulation with the proposed distribution indicated improvement over the distances and cross traffic and additionally an increased level of customer service.

Manufacturing Firms sometimes suffers from Productivity, Low Production rate and Delivery
problems. Production time is the top priority at every manufacturing firm, and each firm wants to
minimize it as much as possible to deliver their product on time to time their valuable customers. .
Some of the biggest time eaters in the industry are Setup time, Manufacturing time, Material
handling time, and wait time. After the brief survey at VBC Hydraulics, we have conclude that
setup time, manufacturing time, and wait time can not be utilize more than current because they
are already using best possible machines and technology to manufacture Gear Pumps. But,
material handling time and man-machine utilization can be improved by some engineering
analysis. We did man-machine utilization by using man-machine utilization charts and some brief
calculations and also focused to improve the material handling in the industry by implementation of GT(Group Technology) layout as they are mainly focused to manufacturing of Gear Pumps of different specifications with bulk Production.

This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Highlights • A new hybrid evolutionary computation methodology and mathematical model are presented. • The algorithm is tested in its validation and performance. • The proposed technique generates floor plans to be used in the early architectural design stage.

In this research study, the process layout for dehydration of fruits and vegetables processing plant was examined using computer simulation software. Nigeria's production of fruits and vegetables is around 16.4 million metric tonnes, which makes Nigeria the 14 th largest producer of tomatoes in the World, 2 nd largest in Africa and sadly the 3 rd largest importer of processed tomato commodities in the World as the result of our inability to refine and add value, Nigeria losses an estimated $9 million to postharvest losses annually. The essence of performing simulation is to experiment and analyse a manufacturing process to reduce the time, cost of procurement of equipment for construction, upgrading and testing the performance in real-life situations. Flexsim software was used to perform simulation runs and optimization alternatives on production lines were drawn, with special emphasis on tomatoes. The simulation was done on the basis of flow chart of the processing of dehydrated fruit and vegetables and design data. Based on the analysis of the simulation data, the study identified the bottlenecks in processing and proffer alternative solutions for improved and optimal output respectively. The Initial model had machine buffer due to the capacity of the dehydrators which made the production to lag by 20% in output stuck as Work-in-process over simulation period. The optimized production line scheme 1 had additional processors for dehydration and milling, it was found suitable for the production process as it addresses the issues of bottlenecks in production with increased production capacity, reduced work-in-process and complete production cycle of 50000 seconds per day.

Manufacturing Firms sometimes suffers from Productivity, Low Production rate and Delivery
problems. Production time is the top priority at every manufacturing firm, and each firm wants to
minimize it as much as possible to deliver their product on time to time their valuable customers. .
Some of the biggest time eaters in the industry are Setup time, Manufacturing time, Material
handling time, and wait time. After the brief survey at VBC Hydraulics, we have conclude that
setup time, manufacturing time, and wait time can not be utilize more than current because they
are already using best possible machines and technology to manufacture Gear Pumps. But,
material handling time and man-machine utilization can be improved by some engineering
analysis. We did man-machine utilization by using man-machine utilization charts and some brief
calculations and also focused to improve the material handling in the industry by implementation
of GT(Group Technology) layout as they are mainly focused to manufacturing of Gear Pumps of
different specifications with bulk Production.

In the present work, the layout design is an important task when a manufacturing system is constructed, or expanded. The objective of this research is to study the existing plant layout of manufacturing unit and improve it using systematic layout planning theory (SLP) for better plant area utilization and increased productivity In this paper we highlighted some problems faced by one medium scale Auto Ancillary company. The layout of the firm was the main concern regarding the operations conducted and material flow in the assembly line. Company focuses mainly to improve the productivity of plant. We use systematic layout planning (SLP) approach to improve existing layout of the company. The detailed study of the plant layout such as operation process chart, flow of material and activity relationship chart has been investigated. Final layout was selected by installation of new machine with effective utilization of area to improve productivity.

As we move away from well-defined problem domains, and get closer to more open-ended domains like planning and design, an increase in the complexity of the problems compel the problem-solving behavior to change in a qualitative sense. Consequently, dynamic problem solving strategies appear as one of the requirements for computational design studies. This paper presents a novel multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) called the Interleaved EA (IEA) as a problem-solving tool, which incorporates dynamic aspects. It is specific to IEA that one of the objectives leads the evolution until its fitness progression stagnates. As such, IEA enables the use of different settings and operators for each of its objectives, which would be the same for all objectives in a regular EA. This enables the IEA to dynamically adapt its problem setting throughout its progression. We present the specificities of the IEA with an application on a design problem. As the IEA has been developed to assist in design problems, it is examined through the " Architectural Layout Design " problem studied through library buildings, exemplifying an ill-defined, multi-modal, and multi-objective problem. We compare the functioning of the algorithm with regard to, first, a regular rank-based version, for demonstrating the effect of the leading objective approach; secondly, with a popular multi-objective EA (i.e., NSGA2). We discuss how and why IEA can be used and developed further to incorporate domain specific understanding for multi-modal and dynamic design problems. Keywords: Automated plan layout development; computational architecture; computational design; evolutionary computation in design; evolutionary design.

The design of a production system in Mass Customization contexts is difficult due to product variability. This variability creates a complicated situation to engineers and Mass Customizers. This situation needs to be decoded, analysed and simplified. The present paper proposes an algorithmic procedure for designing a Lean-Flow Production System in Mass Customization contexts, named as Flow Customizer. The Flow Customizer adopts Continuous Flow Manufacturing and Demand Flow Technology approaches. They provide the fundamentals for designing demand driven continuous and mixed-model production flow. The outcome of the Flow Customizer is to create Production Modules that are connected to each other through Kanban system. The application of the algorithmic procedure is illustrated by an example that simplifies data taken from an actual context.

ABSTRACT The design of a production system in Mass Customization contexts is difficult due to product variability. This variability creates a complicated situation to engineers and Mass Customizers. This situation needs to be decoded, analysed and simplified. The present paper proposes an algorithmic procedure for designing a Lean-Flow Production System in Mass Customization contexts, named as Flow Customizer. The Flow Customizer adopts Continuous Flow Manufacturing and Demand Flow Technology approaches. They provide the fundamentals for designing demand driven continuous and mixed-model production flow. The outcome of the Flow Customizer is to create Production Modules that are connected to each other through Kanban system. The application of the algorithmic procedure is illustrated by an example that simplifies data taken from an actual context.