Using simulation for facility design: A case study

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 670-677

  Greasley, Andrew ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facility design; Simulation; Storage capacity; Textile

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MANAGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FACILITY DESIGN; QUEUING LEVELS; STORAGE CAPACITY;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION;

EID: 44649086380     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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