Using Existing Standards as a Foundation for Information Related to Factory Layout Design

Abstract

In the current factory layout design domain, the factory layout is usually a geometric representation. The domain suffers from many problems such as inadequate types of geometrical information, difficulties in combining different file formats and comprehensive information management. This paper describes the problems, needs and visions in the domain. The authors have identified several existing standards that are suitable as a foundation for information related to factory layout design, for a more integrated information management and for efficiently creating and analysing factory solutions. A detailed description and discussion about diverse standards are included in the paper.