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A Systematic Literature Review of Facility Layout Problems and Resilience Factors in the Industry

  • KU Leuven
  • Universidad Técnica de Ambato
  • Universidad del Azuay

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Abstract

Flexibility, quick responses to changes, and capacity to respond to external factors are strategies that companies must develop to ensure their continuity and face adverse situations. The flexibility that can be acquired by optimizing plant layout and resilience ensures continuity of production by reducing adverse external shocks. This article synthesizes critical elements used in models to solve facility layout problems, followed by analyzing the resilience variables and factors most frequently applied in the industry. A systematic literature review to achieve this objective was developed, including 170 articles published in 2010 and 2021. Its study was performed through the Atlas.ti software, an analysis of the 4W's (i.e., When, Who, What, and Where) was applied, and finally, answers to three research questions posed were given. Growth in the scientific interest of facility layout problems can be observed in the last five years, especially for dynamic problems and unequal areas, development of multi-objective models, and approach to metaheuristic solutions. Eventually, research gaps were also identified, highlighting the lack of inclusion of resilience factors in plant distribution models.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplied Technologies - 3rd International Conference, ICAT 2021, Proceedings
EditorsMiguel Botto-Tobar, Sergio Montes León, Pablo Torres-Carrión, Marcelo Zambrano Vizuete, Benjamin Durakovic
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages252-264
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783031038839
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event3rd International Conference on Applied Technologies, ICAT 2021 - Quito, Ecuador
Duration: 27 Oct 202129 Oct 2021

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1535 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Applied Technologies, ICAT 2021
Country/TerritoryEcuador
CityQuito
Period27/10/2129/10/21

Keywords

  • Facility layout problem
  • Layout distribution
  • Literature review
  • Resilience

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