Facility Layout Optimization Using Simulation: A Case Study of a Steel Utensils Industry

Authors

  • Miss. Rashi Mathur M. E. Mechanical Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Production and (Production and Industrial) M. B. M. Engineering College, Industrial Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jodhpur, India. M. B. M. Engineering College, M. B. M. Engineering College, Jodhpur, India. Jodhpur. India
  • Dr. Dinesh Shringi Department of Mechanical Engineering,M. B. M. Engineering College, Jodhpur, India.
  • Dr. Arvind Kumar Verma Department of Production and (Production and Industrial) M. B. M. Engineering College, Industrial Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jodhpur, India. M. B. M. Engineering College, M. B. M. Engineering College, Jodhpur, India.

Keywords:

Computer simulation, Factory Layout, facility-layout problem, Manufacturing system, ARENA, Layout design.

Abstract

Facility Layout Problem (FLP) is one of the essential problems of several types of manufacturing and service
sector. It is an optimization problem on which the main objective is to obtain the efficient locations, arrangement and
order of the facilities. The utensils industry in this study is a typical instance of a work-flow shop based production
system. The efficiency of production system depends on how well the various machines, services production facilities and
employee’s amenities are located in a plant. This research paper aims to study and improve the current plant layout. An
attempt is made to simulate the current and the proposed factory layouts by using ARENA software. The efficiency of the
current and the proposed plant layouts are compared

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Published

2016-03-25

How to Cite

Miss. Rashi Mathur, Dr. Dinesh Shringi, & Dr. Arvind Kumar Verma. (2016). Facility Layout Optimization Using Simulation: A Case Study of a Steel Utensils Industry. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 3(3), 507–513. Retrieved from https://www.ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/1357

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2016): Volume 3 Issue 3 March -2016

Section

Articles