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Genetic algorithm using a modified backward pass heuristic for the dynamic facility layout problem

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Layout planning in a manufacturing company is an important economical consideration. In the past, research examining the facility layout problem (FLP) generally concerned static cases, where the material flows between facilities in the layout have been assumed to be invariant over time. However, in today’s real-world scenario, manufacturing system must operate in a dynamic and market-driven environment in which production rates and product mixes are continuously adapting. The dynamic facility layout problem (DFLP) addresses situations in which the flow among various facilities changes over time. Recently, there is an increasing trend towards implementation of industrial robot as a material handling device among the facilities. Reducing the robot energy usage for transporting materials among the facilities of an optimal layout for completing a product will result in an increased life for the robots and thus enhance the productivity of the manufacturing system. In this paper, we present a hybrid genetic algorithm incorporating jumping genes operations and a modified backward pass pair-wise exchange heuristic to determine its effectiveness in optimizing material handling cost while solving the DFLP. A computational study is performed with several existing heuristic algorithms. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is effective in dealing with the DFLP.

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    Kazi Shah Nawaz Ripon, Kyrre Glette, Dirk Koch, Mats Hovin & Jim Torresen

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Ripon, K.S.N., Glette, K., Koch, D. et al. Genetic algorithm using a modified backward pass heuristic for the dynamic facility layout problem. Paladyn 2, 164–174 (2011). https://doi.org/10.2478/s13230-012-0008-1

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