Research Article

Application of Layered Coding Genetic Algorithm in Optimization of Unequal Area Production Facilities Layout

Figure 2

Location relations diagram of the facility layout. hi: horizontal length of facility i; : vertical width of facility i; xi: x-coordinate of facility centroid relative to the ordinate origin; yi: y-coordinate of facility centroid relative to the ordinate origin; dhij: the necessary horizontal spacing between facility i and facility j; dvij: the necessary vertical spacing between facility i and facility j.