Application of multidimensional scaling techniques to facilities layout

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-62

  Safizadeh, M Hossein ^a   McKenna, David R ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MANUFACTURE; MICROCOMPUTERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FACILITIES LAYOUT; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING TECHNIQUES;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 0030570322     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-2217(95)00190-5     Document Type: Article

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