Design of a manufacturing facility layout with a closed loop conveyor with shortcuts using queueing theory and genetic algorithms

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1959-1970

  Lasrado, Vernet ^a   Nazzal, Dima ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONVEYORS; DESIGN CRITERION; LAYOUT DESIGNS; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; MATERIAL HANDLING COSTS; MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; SPECIFIC SPEED; TIME SPENT; WORK-IN-PROCESS;

CONVEYORS; DESIGN; MANUFACTURE; MATERIALS HANDLING; PLANT LAYOUT; QUEUEING THEORY;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84858045385     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2011.6147910     Document Type: Conference Paper

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