Fuzziness in Materials Flow and Plant Layout

Abstract

This chapter presents a multicriteria heuristic model to solve the plant layout problem taking into consideration the quantitative and qualitative factors affecting plant layout in a fuzzy environment. The fuzzy approach integrated with a multicriteria decision making method, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), has been used in the model. An attempt has been made to make the model practical by taking into consideration the product demand, transfer batch size and multiple non-consecutive visits of parts to the same facility.