Download A Software for Facility Layout with Queueing

Figure 18 - Random Layout Generation Menu
department is determined by sampling randomly from a uniform distribution with minimum and
maximum values specified by the user. From the utilization and the demands of all products that
visit a department, we determine the department average processing time. For each department,
the squared coefficient of variation is generated randomly from a specified range. FLQUEUE
then generates an initial layout. The utilization of the transporter is randomly generated from a
pre-specified range. Using the initial layout, it then calculates the corresponding transporter
speed. FLQUEUE offers the possibility to generate multiple examples simultaneously. The user
can specify the number of examples in the configurations box. The configurations generated are
saved using a file name composed of the specified name to which an index is added. The files are
saved under the current directory path.
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