 | Logistics of Facility Location and Allocation Subjects: Engineering & Technology; Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing; Engineering Management; Plant Engineering; Supply Chain Management; 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. 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. |
