1. Computer Aided Layout Manual
CRAFT
ALDEP
CORELAP
PLANET
Examples

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. CRAFT
Initial layout 1 2 4 3 6 5 7 8

6. CRAFT
Output data
Input data
Results of each iteration
Summary

7. CRAFT
Output data
Input data
Results of each iteration
Summary

8. CRAFT
Output data
Input data
Results of each iteration
Summary

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. ALDEP
Output data
Input data
Final layout

13. ALDEP
Output data
Final layout

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

15. 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

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

17. PLANET Input data Problem description Dept. description
Material flow data

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

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

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