Facility�layout�planning�using�self-organization�method�
CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 51 (1):
399-402 (2002)Abstract
This� paper� proposes� a� novel� approach� to� facility� layout� planning�
based� on� the� concept� of� biological manufacturing� systems� that�
deal� with� the� inherent�complexity� of� manufacturing� using� ideas�
of� self-organization,� evolution� and� learning.� A� self-organization�method�
is� proposed� to� generate� facility� layout�
plans� autonomously� according� to� the� material� flow� which� emerges�
from� the� local� interactions� among�production� elements.� A� case�
study� of� facility� layout� planning� is� presented� for� semiconductor�manufacturing,�
in� which� it� is� difficult� to� find� a� proper� layout� because�
of� complex� process� flow.� The�effectiveness� of� the� proposed�
method� is� discussed� in� terms� of� the� accumulated� traveling�
distance� of�products�and�the�throughput.�