On a Variational Approach for Optimal Facility Designs.
Abstract
The paper utilizes a variational approach to obtain optimal facility designs for a particular class of facility design problems. Attention is restricted to two-dimensional designs of area A, and the development is put into the context of warehouses. For a minimum average distance criterion, necessary optimality conditions are derived; then specific applications are given. Extensions are discussed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0719279
Entities
People
- Herbert W. Corley
- Stephen D. Roberts
Organizations
- University of Florida