Integrating systematic layout planning with fuzzy constraint theory to design and optimize the facility layout for operating theatre in hospitals

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 87-95

  Lin, Qing Lian ^a   Liu, Hu Chen ^b   Wang, Duo Jin ^a   Liu, Long ^c  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Facility layout design; Fuzzy constraint theory; Operating theatre management; Systematic layout planning

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; CONSTRAINT THEORY; COST REDUCTION; EFFICIENCY; HOSPITALS; THEATERS;

CONSTRAINT CONDITIONS; EARLY DESIGN PHASE; FACILITY LAYOUT DESIGN; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPERATING THEATRE; SYSTEMATIC LAYOUT PLANNING;

PLANT LAYOUT;

EID: 84921069099     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-013-0764-8     Document Type: Article

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