Hybrid Self-Organization Based Facility Layout Planning

POTOČNIK, Primož ;BERLEC, Tomaž ;SLUGA, Alojz ;GOVEKAR, Edvard .
Hybrid Self-Organization Based Facility Layout Planning. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 60, n.12, p. 789-796, june 2018. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/sl/article/hybrid-self-organization-based-facility-layout-planning/>. Date accessed: 28 jan. 2026. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2014.1748.

Potočnik, P., Berlec, T., Sluga, A., & Govekar, E.
(2014).
Hybrid Self-Organization Based Facility Layout Planning.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 60(12), 789-796.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2014.1748

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Potočnik, Primož, Tomaž  Berlec, Alojz  Sluga, & Edvard  Govekar.
"Hybrid Self-Organization Based Facility Layout Planning." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 60.12 (2014): 789-796. Web.  28 Jan. 2026

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Potočnik, Primož, Berlec, Tomaž, Sluga, Alojz, AND Govekar, Edvard.
"Hybrid Self-Organization Based Facility Layout Planning" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 60 Number 12 (28 June 2018)