A fuzzy clustering-based hybrid method for a multi-facility location problem

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-265

  Esnaf, Şakir ^a   Küçükdeniz, Tarik ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

A multi facility location problem; Center of gravity method; Fuzzy clustering; Logistics

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACILITIES; FUZZY SYSTEMS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HYBRID SENSORS; LOCATION; PERSONNEL;

A MULTI-FACILITY LOCATION PROBLEM; CENTER OF GRAVITY METHODS; CENTER-OF-GRAVITY METHOD; CLUSTER CENTERS; FACILITY LOCATIONS; FUZZY CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; HYBRID METHODS; REAL-WORLD DATUM; SINGLE FACILITY LOCATION PROBLEMS; TRANSPORTATION COSTS;

FUZZY CLUSTERING;

EID: 62549097343     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-008-0233-y     Document Type: Article

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