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A construction algorithm for the machine layout problem with fixed pick-up and drop-off points

P. S. WELGAMA Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wollongong, P.O. Box 1144 (Northfields Avenue), NSW, 2500, Australia
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P. R. GIBSON Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wollongong, P.O. Box 1144 (Northfields Avenue), NSW, 2500, Australia
Pages 2575-2589 | Received 01 Dec 1992, Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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