Title: Analytic hierarchy process as a decision-making tool for systematic layout planning, involving social responsibility criteria: a case study

Authors: Lucas Schmidt Goecks; Taciana Mareth; André Luis Korzenowski; Jorge André Ribas Moraes; Elpidio Oscar Benitez Nara

Addresses: Production and Systems Engineering, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo Campus, Av. Unisinos, 950 – Cristo Rei, São Leopoldo – RS, 93020-190, Brazil ' Accounting, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Porto Alegre Campus, Av. Dr. Nilo Peçanha, 1600 – Boa Vista, Porto Alegre – RS, 91330-002, Brazil ' Production and Systems Engineering, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo Campus, Av. Unisinos, 950 – Cristo Rei, São Leopoldo – RS, 93020-190, Brazil; Accounting, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Porto Alegre Campus, Av. Dr. Nilo Peçanha, 1600 – Boa Vista, Porto Alegre – RS, 91330-002, Brazil ' Engineering Department, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Av. Independência, 2293 – Universitário, Santa Cruz do Sul – RS, 96815-900, Brazil ' Engineering Department, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Av. Independência, 2293 – Universitário, Santa Cruz do Sul – RS, 96815-900, Brazil

Abstract: Layout planning is a significant business problem for companies, it involves reducing inventories, lead time and space usage, making the plant adaptable to future changes, and providing a healthy, convenient, and secure environment for employees. In convergence with these goals, decision-making becomes a vital activity to reach a reasonable choice. In this way, this study aimed to analyse the contribution of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to systematic layout planning (SLP) as a method of layout planning for company managers, involving social responsibility criteria. Firstly, a technical study was performed presenting possibilities of layouts from the tools for SLP planning. Next, the best proposal was selected using the AHP. The results show that layouts 4 and 2 are the ones that best meet the needs of the company under analysis. Already, layouts 5 and 1, because they have a very long flow of materials, have shown inferior results.

Keywords: systematic layout planning; SLP; analytic hierarchy process; AHP; layout planning; social responsibility criteria.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2022.120806

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2022 Vol.40 No.1, pp.29 - 50

Received: 12 Aug 2019
Accepted: 25 Dec 2019
Published online: 09 Feb 2022 *

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