SIMULATION-BASED LAYOUT PLANNING OF A PRODUCTION PLANT
Mert Altinkilinc
Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23508, U.S.A
ABSTRACT
This paper presents a study that uses simulation to improve
shop floor performance by means of two layout types and
certain operational parameters. In this study, an overview
of the plant layout problem is covered for the particular
company. The original motivation for redesigning the entire shop floor was the need to realize improvements in material flow and output level. First, the performance of the
existing system was evaluated by using ARENA. Second,
manufacturing cells were formed and group technology
layout was developed by means of Rank Order Clustering
(ROC) method and Computerized Relative Allocation of
Facilities Technique (CRAFT). Finally, the performance of
the new system was evaluated and compared with that of
the current system.