| Article ID: | iaor198821 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 1 |
| End Page Number: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1989 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
| Authors: | Co H., Wu A., Riesman A. |
| Keywords: | planning, location |
This paper presents a throughput-maximizing algorithm for facility planning and layout of flexible manufacturing systems. It uses a computationally efficient mean-value analysis model to analyse system configurations, and extends the methodology of CRAFT in layout planning.