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Workload balancing and loop layout in the design of a flexible manufacturing system

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  • Potts, C. N. & Whitehead, J. D., 2001. "Workload balancing and loop layout in the design of a flexible manufacturing system," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 129(2), pages 326-336, March.
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    2. Nearchou, Andreas C., 2006. "Meta-heuristics from nature for the loop layout design problem," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 101(2), pages 312-328, June.
    3. Öncan, Temel & AltInel, I. Kuban, 2008. "Exact solution procedures for the balanced unidirectional cyclic layout problem," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 189(3), pages 609-623, September.
    4. Asef-Vaziri, Ardavan & Jahandideh, Hossein & Modarres, Mohammad, 2017. "Loop-based facility layout design under flexible bay structures," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 193(C), pages 713-725.

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