This paper proposes a three-phase framework to leverage hospital tracking data of patient
visits while designing healthcare layouts with pod structures. The first phase proposes a …

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, manually enhanced ad-hoc solutions have helped the
physical space designers and decision makers to cope with the dynamic nature of space …

Outpatient clinic design can be optimized with a proposed mathematical model that
formulates an Unequal Area Facility Layout Problem (UAFLP). The proposed non-linear …

The engine room is the heart of a ship, and almost all of the main electromechanical
equipment that supports the work on board can be found here. Finding a way to arrange the …

Unequal area facility layout problems deal with the placement of departments in a particular
area. In these problems, unsettled rectangular-shaped blocks with an aspect ratio limitation …

This paper presents an efficient simulated annealing algorithm for solving multi-objective
layout problems where several rectangular components are placed, respecting non-overlap …

Abstract The Estimation Distribution Algorithm (EDA) is an evolutionary algorithm that uses
probabilistic models to create candidate solutions. Previous researchers have suggested …

1 Ingeniera Industrial, docente del programa Tecnología en Gestión Logística. Universidad
del Valle, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, correo electrónico: eliana. ramirez. drada …

Optimal production planning requires the solution of combinatorial optimization problems
that need to be efficiently modelled so as to be solved with computational intelligence (CI) …

Active magnetic bearings (AMBs) are contact less bearings where the stable suspension of
the rotor depends on attractive forces produced by electromagnets. Further, these systems …