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Increasing Production Volume By Redesigning Facility Layout With Ant Colony Optimization and BLOCPLAN Algorithm In Furniture Company

Authors
Uni Pratama Pebrina Br Tarigan1, *, Ukurta Tarigan2, Azra Auni2
1Bachelor of Industrial Engineering Study Program, Universitas Prima Indonesia, Medan, 20151, Indonesia
2Bachelor of Industrial Engineering Study Program, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, 20155, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: unipratama@gmail.com
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Uni Pratama Pebrina Br Tarigan
Available Online 5 March 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-998-8_8How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Backtracking; Ant Colony Optimization; BLOCPLAN; Line Efficiency Rat
Abstract

The research was carried out at CV. ABC, a furniture manufacturing company that produces various types of furniture such as window frames, bed frames, chairs, and others. The common problem found in the company is the inability to meet production targets within the predetermined time frame. These problems arise due to inefficient production flows caused by irregular placement of workstations, back- tracking, and long distances between stations. To address these issues, the production floor layout was redesigned using the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) and BLOCPLAN algorithms. The results showed that the total material handling distance in the actual layout, which was 137.8 meters, could be reduced to 91.5 meters. The total displacement moment also decreased from 38,132.30 meters/month to 26,203.00 meters/month. In addition, the redesigned layout produced the highest line efficiency rate of 83.05% and was able to increase the average production output by 31.83% using the ACO method as the featured layout solution.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Technology, Innovation, Design & Enterprise (ICTIDE 2025)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
5 March 2026
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978-94-6463-998-8
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2352-5401
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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