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Facility layout design – review of current research directions

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  • Kikolski Mateusz

    (Bialystok University of Technology, Faculty of Engineering Management, Poland)

  • Ko Chien-Ho

    (National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Taiwan)

Abstract

The article discusses the topic of designing the optimal distribution of workstations within a production plant. A review focused on publications on this subject in the Scopus database, covering the years 1975–2017. The article presents a facility layout problem and basic principles of optimisation methods for the distribution of workstations within the factory. The author proposes a methodology for designing the optimal distribution of workstations using available optimisation methods and computer simulation. Also, directions for further research are indicated.

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  • Kikolski Mateusz & Ko Chien-Ho, 2018. "Facility layout design – review of current research directions," Engineering Management in Production and Services, Sciendo, vol. 10(3), pages 70-79, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecoman:v:10:y:2018:i:3:p:70-79:n:6
    DOI: 10.2478/emj-2018-0018
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    1. Katarzyna Halicka, 2020. "Technology Selection Using the TOPSIS Method," Foresight and STI Governance (Foresight-Russia till No. 3/2015), National Research University Higher School of Economics, vol. 14(1), pages 85-96.

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