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The block layout shortest loop design problem |
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| Authors: | Ardavan Asef-Vaziri Gilbert Laporte Chelliah Sriskandarajah |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0193, USA;(2) GERAD and École des Hautes Études Commerciales, 3000 chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Canada, H3T 2A7;(3) Department of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, JO47, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, USA |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to formulate and solve a shortest loop problem associated with the design of material flow handling systems in factories. The problem is formulated as an Integer Linear Program (ILP) initially containing a very large number of constraints. Several simplifications are proposed in order to reduce the problem to a size amenable by standard ILP solvers. Computational results confirm the efficiency and practicality of the proposed approach. |
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