Empirical approximation of volume distance distributions for line layout problems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 375-392

  Malmborg, C J ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

LINE LAYOUT PROBLEMS; VOLUME DISTANCE DISTRIBUTION;

PLANT LAYOUT;

EID: 0032762521     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499191823     Document Type: Article

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