Solution for bi-objective single row facility layout problem using artificial bee colony algorithm. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nagarajan, Lenin; Mahalingam, Siva Kumar; Gurusamy, Selvakumar; Dharmaraj, Vignesh Kumar
• Is Part Of: European journal of industrial engineering. Volume 12:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 252
• Page End: 275
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: single row facility layout problem -- SRFLP -- bi-objective -- linear machine sequence -- lms -- artificial bee colony -- ABC algorithm -- total flow distance -- total length of the flow line; Industrial engineering -- Europe -- Periodicals; 658.50094
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-5254

Abstract

The single row facility layout problem (SRFLP) is concerned with the arrangements of machineries in a single line for processing multiple products. This arrangement is termed as linear machine sequence ( lms ). The aim of the proposed work is to design a best lms that simultaneously minimises the objectives: the total flow distance of the products ( D ); and the total length of the flow line ( L ) needed for accommodating the machineries in the shop floor. Consideration of more than one objective in a multi-product environment in bi-objective single row facility layout problem (BOSRFLP) is an NP-hard problem. Hence, artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is applied to identify the best lms . The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified by solving the problems discussed in the literature. Maximum of 37.54% reduction in total flow distance and 9.31% reduction in total length of the flow line are achieved by the proposed method. [Revise 21 September 2017; Received 27 November 2016; Accepted on 29 December 2017]