Objective The objective of this project is to solve the layout design problem of a manufacturing shop-floor, developing the most appropriate mathematical approaches and algorithms, and, when applicable, an expert system approach. These elements will be integrated in one software prototype which will provide the facility to evaluate a number of alternative designs in a user-friendly, interactive way.The project will develop a software package made up of: - a pre-processing module taking into account strategic decisions and manufacturing processes - a manufacturing cell design module for grouping physical facilities into cells - an intra-cell location module to arrange the physical facilities within cells according to manufacturing constraints - a cell location module to assist placing the cells on the shop-floor, taking physical constraints into account. The work will take account of the most current data formats in use for the specification of production systems, and the tools used for logistics, maintenance, production planning and physical design. The project approach will be based on: - identifying relevant sets of manufacturing criteria and constraints - using and extending state-of-the-art mathematical algorithms - enriching these algorithms with knowledge-based techniques, interactive graphical support and centralised information bases - integrating the plant layout activity into the full process of production system design. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligenceexpert systemssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economics Programme(s) FP2-ESPRIT 2 - European strategic programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1987-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator CAP GEMINI SESA BELGIUM EU contribution No data Address BESSENVELDSTRAAT, 19 1831 DIEGEM Belgium See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Institut National de Recherches en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA) France EU contribution No data Address 239 boulevard des Aiguillettes 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy See on map Total cost No data Intelligence Logicielle SA France EU contribution No data Address 2 avenue Gallieni 94253 Gentilly See on map Total cost No data ORBIS Germany EU contribution No data Address ALTENKESSELERSTRAßE 17 66115 SAARBRÜCKEN See on map Total cost No data PRODUCTIVE EDGE ASSOCIATES France EU contribution No data Address 35 RUE DES CHANTIERS 78000 VERSAILLES See on map Total cost No data SERETE PRODUCTIQUE France EU contribution No data Address 86 RUE REGNAULT 75013 PARIS See on map Total cost No data VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL Belgium EU contribution No data Address AVENUE F.D. ROOSEVELT, 50, 122 1050 BRUXELLES See on map Total cost No data
