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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.

Facility layout design – review of current research directions

National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

Engineering Management in Production and Services

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The article discusses the topic of designing the optimal distribution of workstations within a production plant. A review focused on publications on this...

Facility layout design – review of current research directions

Published Online: Oct 16, 2018

Page range: 70 - 79

Received: Jan 15, 2018

Accepted: Aug 25, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2018-0018

Keywords
facility layout, production lines design, production optimisation, workplace planning

© 2018 Mateusz Kikolski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Facility layout design – review of current research directions

Published Online: Oct 16, 2018

Page range: 70 - 79

Received: Jan 15, 2018

Accepted: Aug 25, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2018-0018

Keywordsfacility layout, production lines design, production optimisation, workplace planning

© 2018 Mateusz Kikolski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
facility layout, production lines design, production optimisation, workplace planning