Incorporating Workflow Interference in Facility Layout Design: The Quartic Assignment Problem

Wen-Chyuan Chiang (), Panagiotis Kouvelis () and Timothy L. Urban ()
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Wen-Chyuan Chiang: The University of Tulsa, College of Business Administration, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104-3189
Panagiotis Kouvelis: Washington University, Olin School of Business, St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
Timothy L. Urban: The University of Tulsa, College of Business Administration, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104-3189

Management Science, 2002, vol. 48, issue 4, 584-590

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.

Keywords: Facility Layout Analysis; Quartic Assignment Problem; Nonlinear Optimization; Heuristics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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