Systematic Layout Planning for Nanocomposite-based Product for Electric Vehicle Supercapacitor

Polyaniline (PANI)/Carbon nanocomposites are promising materials for energy storage due to their high conductivity and large surface area. Despite these advantages, the material is still in the laboratory-scale development stage, necessitating research on scaling up its production. This study applies Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) to optimize the facility layout for increased production. It compares SLP with Computerized Relationship Layout Planning (CORELAP) using adjacency scores as a layout effectiveness metric. The SLP approach achieved a superior adjacency score of 34,550 compared to 25,370 for CORELAP, making it the chosen method for designing a PANI/Carbon production facility with an annual capacity of 4,000 tons and dimensions of 98 m × 85 m.