Dynamic From-Between Chart: a new tool for solving dynamic facility layout problems

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 182-200

  Krishnan, Krishna K ^a   Cheraghi, S Hossein ^a   Nayak, Chandan N ^a  

^a Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamic facility layout problem; Dynamic From Between Chart (DFBC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448962596     PISSN: 17485037     EISSN: 17485045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijise.2006.009056     Document Type: Article

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