Document Type
Research Paper
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
This paper explores the relationship between a facility’s operation and its form using quantitative techniques provided by Space Syntax. Space Syntax provides quantitative metrics for characterizing the spatial traits of the locations within a facility which can then be related to operational metrics. Instances of the quadratic assignment problem are used to perform spatial and operational analyses on different flow matrices to study the resulting layouts. The effects of different objective functions on facility shapes are also studied.
Publication Title
Progress in Material Handling Research
Recommended Citation
Teran-Somohano, Alejandro and Smith, Alice E., "A Space Syntax Analysis of the Relationship between Function and Form in Facility Layout" (2018). 15th IMHRC Proceedings (Savannah, Georgia. USA – 2018). 3.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/pmhr_2018/3
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Industrial Engineering Commons, Operational Research Commons, Operations and Supply Chain Management Commons
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