Design of Dynamic Distributed Layouts

摘要

We develop a procedure for the design of distributed layouts in a multiple period setting, where product demand andrnproduct mix may vary from period to period. We allow for multiple copies of the same department type to be placedrnin non-adjoining locations and for flow allocation among department duplicates to be made based on the demand forrneach period. We also allow for the possibility of a relayout at the end of each period. Therefore, our objective is torndesign layouts for each period that balance relayout costs between periods with material flow efficiency in eachrnperiod. We present a mu lti-period model for jointly determining layout and flow allocation and offer arndecomposition-based solution procedure. We use our solution procedure to examine the effectiveness of distributedrnlayouts for varying levels of relayout costs, number of planning periods, number of products, and routing andrndemand variability.