Incorporating workflow interference in facility layout design: The quartic assignment problem

Incorporating workflow interference in facility layout design: The quartic assignment problem

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Article ID: iaor20032239
Country: United States
Volume: 48
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 584
End Page Number: 590
Publication Date: Apr 2002
Journal: Management Science
Authors: , ,
Keywords: production
Abstract:

Although many authors have noted the importance of minimizing workflow interference in facility layout design, traditional layout research tends to focus on minimizing the distance-based transportation cost. This paper formalizes the concept of workflow interference from a facility layout perspective. A model, formulated as a quartic assignment problem, is developed that explicitly considers the interference of workflow. Optimal and heuristic solution methodologies are developed and evaluated.

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