Research Article

Research on Dynamic Facility Layout Problem of Manufacturing Unit Considering Human Factors

Table 4

Symbolic definitions of dynamic facility layout problems.

Index set

Facility indicator Facility location indicator
Layout stage

Parameter variable

The total number of facilitiesThe total number of layout stages
The length of the facility The width of the facility
The height of the facility The minimum lateral distance between facility and facility
The minimum longitudinal distance between facility and facility The minimum distance between facility and the wall in the -axis direction
The minimum distance between facility and the wall in the -axis directionThe coordinate of the center of facility in the -th stage of layout
The coordinate of the center of facility in the -th stage of layoutThe lateral length of Manufacturing unit
The longitudinal length of Manufacturing unitThe equivalent flow between the facilities and in the -th stage of layout
The handling frequency between the facilities and in the -th stage of layoutThe logistics costs per material per distance between the facilities and at any stage of layout
The material handling distance between facility and facility in the -th stage of layout; that is,
The facility movement costs in the stage of the layout to the next stageThe facility setup costs in the stage of the layout to the next stage
The time required to move facility in the stage of the layout to the next stageProduction unit profitability available per unit of time
Material handling costsUnit reconstruction costs
Production loss costsWeights for Material handling costs
Weights for Unit reconstruction costsWeights for Production loss costs
Manufacturing unit layout refactor total budget

Decision variables