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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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