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Facility layout and location : an analytical approach / Richard L. Francis, Leon F. McGinnis, Jr. and John A. White.

By: Francis, R. L.
Contributor(s): McGinnis, Leon F. (Leon Franklin), 1948- | White, John A, 1939-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Prentice Hall international series in industrial and systems engineering.Publisher: Englewood Cliffs : Prentice Hall, 1992Edition: 2nd edition.Description: xvi, 589 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0132992310.Subject(s): Industrial location | Factories -- Location | Plant layoutDDC classification: 658.23
Contents:
Introduction -- The plant layout problem -- Computerized layout planning -- Planar single-facility location problems -- Storage systems layout -- Planar multifacility location problems -- Network location problems -- Cyclic network location problems -- Advanced discrete location models.

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Here's a comprehensive overview of quantitative methods for facility layout and location, in contrast to the widely used qualitative methods. The facility layout and location problems are treated together and viewed as a "layout problem in the large," since problems of single facilities and systems of facilities have much in common. The book offers a thorough introduction to the field's issues and literature, along with the basic tools and methodologies involved.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The plant layout problem -- Computerized layout planning -- Planar single-facility location problems -- Storage systems layout -- Planar multifacility location problems -- Network location problems -- Cyclic network location problems -- Advanced discrete location models.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Plant Layout Problem
  • 3 Computerized Layout Planning
  • 4 Planar Single Facility Location Problems
  • 5 Storage Systems Layout
  • 6 Planar Multifacility Location Problems
  • 7 Network Location Problems
  • 8 Cyclic Network Location Problems
  • 9 Advanced Discrete Location Models
  • Further reading