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Layout design in dynamic environments: Strategies and quantitative indices

Marcello Braglia Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Nucleare e della Produzione, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno Pisano 25, Pisa, B-56126, Italy
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Simone Zanoni Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Via Branze, Brescia, 38-25123, Italy
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Lucio Zavanella Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Via Branze, Brescia, 38-25123, Italy
Pages 995-1016 | Published online: 14 Nov 2010

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