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FACILITIES LOCATION

SUMMARY

In this chapter we already discuss:

1. The factor influencing of selesting suitable location where the selection can be

based on the proximity to market, supply of raw material, transport facilities and

many more.

2. There are three model to calculate the facilitis location which are centre of gravity,

minimax and minisum model. Those three methods are appicable to determine the

best location for new location or relocation of existing location

REFERENCES

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1. A.Tompkins James, Facilities Planning, 3 Edition , Wiley 2003
2. S.Heragu Sunderesh, Facilities Design, 1 Edition, PWS Pub.Co.,1997
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3. P.Wessel Roger, R.Smith Paul, M.Neitlich Mark, K.Seth Anand, L.Proter William,
Facilities Engineering and Management Handbook: Commercila Industry and

Institutional Building, McGraw Hill Professional Publishing 2001

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