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Title: |
Simulation For Facility Layout Redesign |
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Authors: |
Angeliki Karagiannaki,
Les Oakshott |
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(2006).ECMS
2006 Proceedings edited by: W. Borutzky, A. Orsoni, R. Zobel. European
Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2006 ISBN:
0-9553018-0-7 20th
European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Bonn,
May 28-31, 2006 |
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Citation
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Karagiannaki, A., & Oakshott,
L. (2006). Simulation For Facility Layout Redesign. ECMS 2006 Proceedings
edited by: W. Borutzky, A. Orsoni,
R. Zobel (pp. 599-604).
European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2006-0599 |
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DOI: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2006-0599 |
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Abstract: |
This paper
presents an application of simulation modelling
within a facility layout reengineering on behalf of a services’ organisation;
Coventry City Council (CCC). This organisation was burdened with its operational activities
that take place at its depot. The available parking places were not adequate to meet the fleet’s
needs and, in addition, were disproportionally dedicated to the operational
activities. Some parts of the depot were bustle with life whereas others were
laid idle. Consequently, the poor depot design resulted in inefficiencies in
terms of heavy congestion at the entry-exit points, at the resources (fuel
station, waste transfersite etc.), Health and
Safety issues, lack of control, low space utilisation,
high risk of vandalism, and untidy appearance. Therefore, the major objective
of this project constitutes the redesign of the depot’s layout after
evaluating alternative viable plans and deciding on the most valuable. To
address this facility layout problem, simulation modelling
was employed. Testing various risk-free scenarios, managers could study the
performance characteristics of the proposed layouts without affecting the
real system. The recommended layout involved the reallocation of resources,
the reorganisation of the network of roads, the
operational vehicles to be parked at dedicated parking places, and explicit
operating rules to be followed by the drivers. |
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