Minimising Material Handling Cost Using Relative Factors for Fixed Area Cell Layout Problem

Abstract:

An importance of material handling is the movement of materials at the minimum cost and also an effective material handling system reduces the manufacturing cost. The objective of this paper is to reduce the material handling cost by placing the production equipments within the cell in the given fixed area layout. Few relative factors are considered while designing the layout. These factors help in improving the layout design. While designing the layout some higher cost assigned for some important moves. A benchmark problem has solved by using Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithms. The results are tabulated, compared, and analyzed. Based on that analysis the PSO algorithm performed well and given better placement of machines with minimum material handling cost.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 786)
• Pages: 311-317
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.786.311
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: P.V. Arulkumar, M. Saravanan*
• Keywords: Artificial Bee Colony, Cellular Layout, Particle Swarm

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