Facility layout overview: towards competitive advantage

Type Journal
Author(s) Canen,A. G. , Williamson,G. H.
Publication year 1998
URL (web address) http://www.emerald-library.com/
Notes ID: CANEN1998; Despite the title the paper is solely concerned with manaufacturing facilities. It is argued that layouts are theoretically amenable to mathematical optimisation. Expresses surprise that industrial take-up of academic research into facilites layour is low, even among high tech companies who need frequent variation of layout.$$ $$
Publication Facilities
Volume 16
Issue 07-Aug
Start page 198
End page 203
Availability online
Relevance to practice Low
Ease of application Low
Stage of application Design
Evidence base Not asessed
Readability Low

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