Production floor layout design for vise manufacturing using CRAFT algorithm

Abstract

Production floor is the core for manufacturing company. The value added activities are mostly performed in the production floor. Several factors influence a productivity of production including technology, skill of labor and production floor layout. The manufacturing company with optimal production floor layout will produce lower material flow which in turn reduce production cycle time and material handling cost. As the result, production floor layout design is necessary particularly for manufacturing with assembly product such as vise manufacturing. Several parts with different processes and materials will require high material flow between machines. If the machines are not arranged properly in production floor, it will increase material flows. This paper aims to demonstrate the design of production floor layout for vise manufacturing using CRAFT (Computerized Relative Allocation Facilities Technique) algorithm. This study produces alternative of production floor layouts by minimizing the distance between machines.