Coupling Simulation with HeuristicLab to Solve Facility Layout Problems

Andreas Beham; Monika Kofler; Stefan Wagner; Michael Affenzeller

doi:10.1109/WSC.2009.5429238

Coupling Simulation with HeuristicLab to Solve Facility Layout Problems

Andreas Beham, Monika Kofler, Stefan Wagner, Michael Affenzeller

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In this paper we describe the optimization of a facility layout scenario, which involves coupling simulation with the optimization environment HeuristicLab. For this purpose we show a problem formulation that acts as an interface between these two domains of problem modeling and optimization, and discuss optimization methodologies and their results for a number of artificial test problems as well as more complex real-world problems. HeuristicLab was designed with both practitioners and algorithm developers in mind. Practitioners benefit from a graphical user interface that facilitates so-called interactive algorithm engineering, where algorithms can be adjusted without actually writing code. Algorithm developers are aided in the development process by the plug-in based, easily extensible architecture and integrated parallelization functionality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2009
Pages	2205-2217
Number of pages	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2009.5429238
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	2009 Winter Simulation Conference - Austin, TX, USA, United States Duration: 13 Dec 2009 → 16 Dec 2009 http://www.wintersim.org

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Name	Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference
ISSN (Print)	0891-7736

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Conference	2009 Winter Simulation Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin, TX, USA
Period	13.12.2009 → 16.12.2009
Internet address	http://www.wintersim.org

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Beham, A, Kofler, M, Wagner, S & Affenzeller, M 2009, Coupling Simulation with HeuristicLab to Solve Facility Layout Problems. in Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2009., 5429238, Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference, pp. 2205-2217, 2009 Winter Simulation Conference, Austin, TX, USA, United States, 13.12.2009. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2009.5429238

Coupling Simulation with HeuristicLab to Solve Facility Layout Problems. / Beham, Andreas; Kofler, Monika; Wagner, Stefan et al.
Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2009. 2009. p. 2205-2217 5429238 (Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference).

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