automated facilities layout programs
The Automated Layout Design Program (ALDEP) is a tool to aid the plant designer in developing an optimum layout for organizational units (functions) within the restraints of space availability. Using this technique, the layout planner eliminates the repetitious task of constructing and evaluating numerous block layouts. The program considers thousands of possibilities, scores them, selects the better results for further study by the planner and produces an output, if requested, in graphical form.
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