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The generation of an FMS layout consists in finding a placement of FMS modules, e.g. manufacturing cells, storage equipment, and transportation utilities, on a structured plane with respect to given criteria. In this paper are presented algorithms for the minimization of the weighted total transportation way length. In the discrete case this placement problem is adequate to the Quadratic Assignment Problem (QAP), if the different sizes of the modules are not considered.
We present a special constructive algorithm for the placement of different sized modules. Furthermore, a new iterative algorithm which is based on Simulated Annealing is described. It is implemented as a two criterial optimization problem. Under certain assumptions the convergence to the global optimum can be proved.
The implemented algorithms are parts of a layout program system. In connection with valuation procedures for checking permissibility criteria, and with a graphical layout editor for interactive modifications FMS layouts of high quality can be generated /Sch89/.
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Hofmann, J., Schiemangk, C. (1990). Placement heuristics for generation of FMS layouts. In: Sebastian, H.J., Tammer, K. (eds) System Modelling and Optimization. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 143. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0008435
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