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A polyhedral approach to the single row facility layout problem. / Amaral, André R. S.; Letchford, Adam.
In: Mathematical Programming, Vol. 141, No. 1-2, 10.2013, p. 453-477.

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Amaral, ARS & Letchford, A 2013, 'A polyhedral approach to the single row facility layout problem', Mathematical Programming, vol. 141, no. 1-2, pp. 453-477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10107-012-0533-z

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Amaral ARS, Letchford A. A polyhedral approach to the single row facility layout problem. Mathematical Programming. 2013 Oct;141(1-2):453-477. Epub 2012 Mar 21. doi: 10.1007/s10107-012-0533-z

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Amaral, André R. S. ; Letchford, Adam. / A polyhedral approach to the single row facility layout problem. In: Mathematical Programming. 2013 ; Vol. 141, No. 1-2. pp. 453-477.

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