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Name: Facility layout and location
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📘 Facility layout and location by R. L. Francis

This textbook offers an analytical approach to designing and locating factories, covering operations research methods, plant layout strategies, and localisation techniques. It explores the conceptual and practical aspects of facility planning for efficient industrial operations.

First publish date: 1974

Genre: Business & Economics/Business Management

Authors: R. L. Francis

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