Facility layout optimization and design represent critical facets in the efficient management of manufacturing and service operations. At its core, the discipline focuses on arranging facilities, ...

The physical structure of Armstrong Pumps – a producer of HVAC, plumbing and fire safety systems – is a patchwork of 12 facilities, gradually amassed since 1967. The resulting environment stifled ...

Editor's Note: This is first article in a series that will look at the importance of understanding the components of building construction and design. This column is designed to assist firefighters ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper describes a new system capable of solving detailed facility layout problems. The system allows the consideration of multiple ...

This paper discusses the notion of workflow congestion in the context of material handling equipment interruptions in a manufacturing or warehousing facility. Development of a combination of ...

Hy-Capacity was growing, and running out of space in its warehouse. But it didn’t want to move just yet. A smart storage re-design helped it make the most of the current space. Hy-Capacity has been ...

LIMERICK, IRELAND - IC Mask Design Limited, a leading Design Services company to the global semiconductor industry, has today launched MASTER-ICâ„¢, its Physical Design Training Division. MASTER-ICâ„¢ ...