A nonlinear optimization approach for solving facility layout problems

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 174-189

  van Camp, Drew J ^a   Carter, Michael W ^a   Vannelli, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Facility layout; heuristics; nonlinear optimization; office layout; quadratic penalty function

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING, NONLINEAR; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION;

CONSTRUCTION ALGORITHM; HEURISTICS; NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION; OFFICE LAYOUT; QUADRATIC PENALTY FUNCTION;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

EID: 0026829110     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-2217(92)90041-7     Document Type: Article

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