1 Computer Aided Layout Manual CRAFT ALDEP CORELAP PLANET Examples
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CRAFTInput data
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.
From-To chart & Move cost
Initial layout
Output data
Improved layout
Total cost
No. of iteration
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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
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CRAFT
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1 45 15 25 10 5
2 30 25 15
3 5 10
4 20 35
5 65 35
6 5 25 65
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From-To chart
Move cost
☞ 0.001$/m from i to j
☞ The transportation cost from dept. i to dept. j
($/unit distance)
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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
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ALDEPInput data
Program name
Random number seed
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
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ALDEP
Input data
Departmental area data
Relationship chart
Any limitations to be adhered to
within the layouts.
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111 S
112 A S
113 O U S
114 I E U S
115 O I U I S
116 U I O U A S
117 U U U U I E S
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CORELAP
Input data
Weights
Program name
Information of each depts.
Departmental area data
Pre-assigning depts.
Relationship chart
Output data
Input data
Final layout
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CORELAP
Input data
Weights
X, U, O, I, E, A, pre-assigned
Problem no. and name
Depts. information
No. of depts.
Requested unit square side length
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CORELAP
Input data
Area of dept.
Pre-assigned
Relationship chart
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1 E O I E U U
2 U E I I U
3 U U O U
4 I U U
5 A I
6 E
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PLANET
Input data
Problem description
Date and problem name
No. of depts.
Unit block size
Type of input data
Construction option