Daniel, Kitaw (PhD)Birhanu, Beshah (Mr.)Ameha, Mulugeta2020-03-102023-11-182020-03-102023-11-182009-12http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/21091Layout planning has been considered as one of the vital areas for improving performance of any business process. Its main concern is reducing cost by maximizing adjacency of high interaction components of a system or reducing material handling cost or distance between the components. Taking KMTF’s layout as a case, this study considered three approaches of layout design. The first approach utilized the improvement of the existing layout. Section wise exchange and machine wise exchanges are made to the current layout to arrive at a better layout than the currently being used layout. Making the exchange section wise and then using the machine arrangement obtained by this method to be further improved by machine wise exchange is observed to give better layout than improving the current machine arrangements. The exchange has been made according to CRAFT improvement routine. The second approach has been done to construct a new layout for KTMF sections using CORELAP construction routine and then improving the constructed layout using CRAFT improvement routine. But the current layout is observed to be better starting point for improvement using improvement routine than the constructed layout. This shows the current layout is good but can further be improved by using improvement routines. To show the applicability of the approach another study published by Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research has been explained. This approach is suggested to be used in planning a new layout. The third approach introduced is the roll forging machine into the improved layout. The approach assumes the Roll forging machine is used by four products and the dies for the four products are brought together with the machine. Accordingly location of the new Roll forging machine has been obtained using single facility layout problem. Finally, it is concluded that the current layout is a good initial layout for improvement using CRAFT algorithm and a better layout is achieved by improving the current layout. Furthermore, construction routine followed by improvement routine is concluded to be good means of arriving at good layout in initial design of layouts. The improved layout and Roll forging are recommended for KMTF shop floor.en-USComputer Aided Layout PlanningRoll ForgingLayout designCRAFTThesis