Fuzzy approach to the robust facility layout in uncertain production environments

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 4089-4101

  Aiello, G ^a   Enea, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FUZZY SETS; MARKETING; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

CONSTRAINED FUZZY OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; OPTIMAL FACILITY LAYOUT;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0035895123     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540110061643     Document Type: Article

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