Flexible facility design with stochastic data in multiple periods /

approach has potential to perform poorly for the worst case

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prigge, Jami G., 1971-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:approach has potential to perform poorly for the worst case
better to use an approach like the two-phase heuristic. This
contributions to solving the facility layout problem most
design. However, most of this research has been done with
deterministic data. Although these are important
Due to the dynamic nature of the problem, usually only a
dynamic layout plan is that it will be better able to cope
dynamic nature of the facility layout problem. This
et al. 1992). The expected demand approach, by design,
evaluate this problem with a formulation that simultaneously
expected demand performance. In a situation where there is
Facility planning is used to design a new facility layout or
have been predetermined to be robust in hopes of developing a
modified version of the expected demand formulation (Palekar
perforns well for expected demand scenarios. However, this
phase heuristic might be applied.
phase. Therefore, it is more realistic to represent and
planning phase. The two-phase heuristic is compared with a
portion of the future demand data is known during the design
potential to encounter costly worst case scenarios, it may be
problem.
procedure minimizes total costs while utilizes layouts that
real facility layout problems are ongoing, dynamic problems.
redesign an existing facility layout. A wide variety of
research has been done in the area of facility planning and
respect to static facility layout design assuming
robust dynamic layout plan. The expectation of this robust
scenarios. Conversely, the new two-phase heuristic attempts
solution procedure that considers both the stochastic and
takes' into account the dynamic and stochastic nature of the
thesis provides examples that show instances where this two-
This thesis develops and models a two-phase heuristic
to improve the worst case scenarios while maintaining good
which cannot always be fully defined during the facility
with the dynamic environment of real world applications,
Item Description:"Major subject: Industrial Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 119 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.