[雙語翻譯]外文翻譯--關(guān)于設(shè)施布置問題的調(diào)查（英文）

1、Facility layout problems: A surveyAmine Drira a,b,*, Henri Pierreval a, Sonia Hajri-Gabouj ba LIMOS, UMR CNRS 6158, IFMA, Institut Franc ¸ais de Me ´canique Avance ´e, Campus des Ce ´zeaux, BP 265, F-

2、63175 Aubie `re Cedex, France b URAII, INSAT, Institut National des Sciences Applique ´es et de Technologie, Centre Urbain Nord, BP 676, 1080 Tunis, TunisiaReceived 14 January 2007; accepted 4 April 2007 Available o

3、nline 5 November 2007AbstractLayout problems are found in several types of manufacturing systems. Typically, layout problems are related to the location of facilities (e.g., machines, departments) in a plant. They are kn

4、own to greatly impact the system performance. Most of these problems are NP hard. Numerous research works related to facility layout have been published. A few literature reviews exist, but they are not recent or are res

5、tricted to certain specific aspects of these problems. The literature analysis given here is recent and not restricted to specific considerations about layout design. We suggest a general framework to analyze the literat

6、ure and present existing works using such criteria as: the manufacturing system features, static/dynamic considerations, continual/discrete representation, problem formulation, and resolution approach. Several research d

7、irections are pointed out and discussed in our conclusion. # 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Keywords: Manufacturing facility; Facility layout; Material handling; Dynamic layout; Optimization methods1. Introductio

8、nThe placement of the facilities in the plant area, often referred to as ‘‘facility layout problem’’, is known to have a significant impact upon manufacturing costs, work in process, lead times and productivity. A good p

9、lacement of facilities contributes to the overall efficiency of operations and can reduce until 50% the total operating expenses (Tompkins et al., 1996). Simulation studies are often used to measure the benefits and perf

10、ormance of given layouts (Aleisa Kusiak Levary fax: +216 71704329. E-mail addresses: Amine.Drira@ifma.fr (A. Drira),Henri.Pierreval@ifma.fr (H. Pierreval), Sonia.Gabouj@insat.rnu.tn (S. Hajri-Gabouj).1367-5788/$ – see