Logistics of Facility Location and Allocation

by Dileep R. Sule

Overview

An introduction to pragmatic methods for solving complex problems in facilities location: choosing from among known feasible sites or a broad range described as an area, placing facilities, and assigning customers. It emphasizes careful location and customer allocation to determine optimum use of time and cost - improving flow of materials and services and reducing the need for duplication or construction redundancies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135554699
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	03/14/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	476
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Dileep R. Sule is Professor of Industrial Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston. The author of two books and over 60 publications in journals and conference proceedings, Dr. Sule is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. He received the B.S. degree (1963) in mechanical engineering from Ranchi University, India, and the M.S. (1967) and Ph.D. (1969) degrees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station.

Table of Contents

Preface, Part I: Introduction and Qualitative Methods, Part II: Basic Quantitative Models, Part III: Tour Development Models, Part IV: Additional Quantitative Models, Bibliography, Index

Editorial Reviews

...can be for advanced undergraduate or early graduate students.

International Logistics

...enhances understanding of the subject. The objective is achieved.

The Cost Engineer

This reference/text introduces and demonstrates pragmatic methods for solving complex problems in facilities location, emphasizing careful location and customer allocation to determine optimal use of time and cost, improvement of flow of material and services, and reduction of the need for duplication. Coverage encompasses applications of fuzzy logic and the analytical hierarchy procedure in location selection, continuous location problems for a single facility, and placement of multiple facilities in a continuous location problem. A basic location-allocation model is presented and facility location in network-based problems is described. Tour development, simultaneous facility location, and transportation problems are also discussed. Sule teaches industrial engineering at Louisiana Tech University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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