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Facility layout problem (FLP) is one of classical optimization problem in engineering science. The theoretical attractiveness and practical applications of the problem have created a rich literature in the FLP. There are varieties of measure of effectiveness’s for the FLPs, such as minimizing the space cost; minimizing the handing cost; maximizing the adjacencies; maximizing the safety and etc. Maximization of the adjacencies is a common measure of effectiveness, which is addressed in many related literatures especially, in continuous process facility layout. Using of the classical definition of the adjacency usually impose some restrictions on the layout designs. Due to these restrictions...