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Plant Layout Optimization

Plant Layout Optimization is a methodological framework within operations research and industrial engineering that systematically determines the optimal arrangement of physical facilities, equipment, and workstations in a manufacturing or production environment to minimize operational inefficiencies, material handling costs, and space utilization while maximizing workflow integration, safety, and scalability.

146

Publications

7.2K

Citations

352

Authors

165

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

44

Variants

Facility Layout Optimization

Parents

Publications

146

A Heuristic Algorithm and Simulation Approach to Relative Location of Facilities

Gordon C. Armour, Elwood S. Buffa · Management Science · 1963 · 739 citations

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Multiple-attribute decision making methods for plant layout design problem

Taho Yang, Chih-Ching Hung · Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2006 · 440 citations

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The Dynamics of Plant Layout

Meir J. Rosenblatt · Management Science · 1986 · 305 citations

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Maximization of the annual energy production of wind power plants by optimization of layout and yaw-based wake control

Pieter Gebraad, Jared Thomas, Andrew Ning et al. · Wind Energy · 2016 · 295 citations · Full text

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The facilities layout problem: a multi-goal approach

Meir J. Rosenblatt · International Journal of Production Research · 1979 · 152 citations

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Authors

352

  1. LG
    Lazaros G. Papageorgiou

    University College London, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 474 citations

    12

    h-index

  2. JO
    Jude O. Ejeh

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 108 citations

    6

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  3. SL
    Songsong Liu

    University College London, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 80 citations

    5

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  4. DI
    Dimitrios I. Patsiatzis

    University College London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 244 citations

    4

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  5. JB
    Jaydeep Balakrishnan

    University of Calgary, Canada

    4 publications · 247 citations

    4

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Institutions

165

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    878 citations

  2. Process Systems Enterprise (United Kingdom)

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    193 citations

  3. National Laboratory of the Rockies

    Golden, United States

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    247 citations

  5. Swansea University

    Swansea, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    105 citations

  6. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    198 citations

  7. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    692 citations

  8. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    43 citations

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Venues

  1. Computers & Chemical Engineering

    14 publications · 638 citations

    13

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  2. International Journal of Production Research

    11 publications · 793 citations

    11

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  3. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

    9 publications · 394 citations

    9

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  4. Management Science

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

    7

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