Facility layout planning (FLP) involves a set of design problems related to the arrangement
of the elements that shape industrial production systems in a physical space. The fact that …

This paper provides a comprehensive review of discrete event simulation publications
published between 2002 and 2013 with a particular focus on applications in manufacturing …

In Retail 4.0, omni-channels require a seamless and complete integration of all available
channels for purchasing. The diversification of channels not only diversifies data sources …

Dynamic facility layout planning (DFLP) involves determining an appropriate arrangement
scheme of the elements making up the production system for each time period into which the …

In dynamic environments, it is often necessary to analyze the layout and redesign it in
accordance with the changes in demand. This paper presents a novel dynamic facility layout …

Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs) are designed to manufacture a specific
product, incorporating the scalability to other products in the same family. This ability is …

Determining the location of machines for given periods of time, depending on changes in the
material flow between the machines, is known in the literature as a dynamic facility layout …

In today's garment industry, garment defects have to be minimized so as to fulfill the
expectations of demanding customers who seek products of high quality but low cost …

Facility layout in production systems is a difficult activity since both qualitative and
quantitative factors affect the location decision, and also influence and causal relationship …

The present study deals with the selection of procedural approach for the handling of facility
layout problem (FLP). Most of the designers always try to design the layout to fulfill the …