Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Furniture and Wooden Material Research Journal, cilt.8, sa.1, ss.59-74, 2025 (Scopus)
Efficient facility layout design is crucial for optimizing operations, reducing costs, and enhancing productivity in manufacturing environments. This study focuses on evaluating and prioritizing layout alternatives for a furniture manufacturing facility in Türkiye. An integrated decision-making methodology combining fuzzy AHP (analytic hierarchy process) and fuzzy EDAS (evaluation based on distance from average solution) is employed to solve the problem. The fuzzy AHP procedure is applied to assess the importance of criteria influencing facility layout decisions. The fuzzy EDAS procedure is used to evaluate and rank facility layout alternatives. To support the model results, a comparative analysis using fuzzy ARAS and a sensitivity analysis based on weight variations are conducted. Flexibility emerges as the most important criterion with a weight of 35.56%. Among the alternatives, layout option A3 demonstrates the best performance with a score of 0.9872, corresponding to a 68.28% share. The study results demonstrate significant operational improvements, including reduced production distances, enhanced energy efficiency, minimized bottlenecks, and accelerated assembly processes. This research serves as a valuable reference for addressing similar optimization challenges across various industries.