Design and selection of facility layout using simulation and design of experiments

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 437-446

  Jayachitra, R ^a   Prasad, P S S ^a  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cellular layout; Functional layout; Genetic algorithm; Simulation; Virtual cellular layout

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874147018     PISSN: 09746846     EISSN: 09745645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2010/v3i4/29732     Document Type: Article

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