Computer Aided Layout Manual CRAFT ALDEP CORELAP PLANET Examples

CRAFT Input data Program name No. of depts. Output data No. of rows and columns Type of interchanges to attempt Input-output control Debug parameter No. of depts. to be fixed Fixed depts. no. From-To chart & Move cost Initial layout Output data Improved layout Total cost No. of iteration

CRAFT Program name No. of depts. No. of rows and columns Type of interchanges to attempt Input-output control Debug parameter No. of depts. to be fixed Fixed depts. no. omitted

CRAFT From-To chart Move cost 0.001$/m from i to j The transportation cost from dept. i to dept. j ($/unit distance)

CRAFT Initial layout 1 2 4 3 6 5 7 8

CRAFT Output data Input data Results of each iteration Summary

CRAFT Output data Input data Results of each iteration Summary

CRAFT Output data Input data Results of each iteration Summary

ALDEP Input data Program name Random number seed Data of each floor Departmental area data Relationship chart Any limitations to be adhered to within the layouts. Output data Input data Final layout

ALDEP Input data Program name Random number seed main floor’s Column no, to begin placing depts. Column sweep with No. of unit squares to be available width length No. of square feet in a unit square Round-off factor No. of layouts to be generated Minimum allowable score for print Degree of closeness

ALDEP Input data Departmental area data Relationship chart Any limitations to be adhered to within the layouts.

ALDEP Output data Input data Final layout

ALDEP Output data Final layout

CORELAP Input data Weights Program name Information of each depts. Departmental area data Pre-assigning depts. Relationship chart Output data Input data Final layout

CORELAP Input data Weights Problem no. and name Depts. information X, U, O, I, E, A, pre-assigned Problem no. and name Depts. information No. of depts. Requested unit square side length

CORELAP Input data Area of dept. Pre-assigned Relationship chart

PLANET Input data Problem description Dept. description Material flow data

PLANET Input data Problem description Date and problem name No. of depts. Unit block size Type of input data Construction option

PLANET Input data Material flow data Name of dept. No. of dept.

PLANET Input data Dept. description Name of dept. Area of dept. priority Type of material flow