Facility layout of irregular-shaped departments using a nested approach

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2895-2914

  Mc kendall, A R ^a   Noble, J S ^a   Klein, C M ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANT LAYOUT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FACILITY LAYOUT; MIXED INTEGER PROBLEM;

FACILITIES;

EID: 0032631993     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499190338     Document Type: Article

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