A comparative study of single-phase and two-phase approaches for the layout problem with material handling costs

DOI10.1080/00207540600635169zbMath1128.90336MaRDI QIDQ5444471

Charles J. Malmborg, Ananth Krishnamurthy, Omar al-Araidah

Publication date: 25 February 2008

Published in: International Journal of Production Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540600635169

zbMATH Keywords

clustering; simulated annealing; block layout; space filling curve; volume distance; material handling cost; material flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

90C59: Approximation methods and heuristics in mathematical programming

90B30: Production models

90B80: Discrete location and assignment

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