TY  - JOUR
AB  - States that determining the configuration of a company’s facilities has become a complex issue in today’s globalizing business environment. Existing allocation models often fail to address developments over time and “soft” issues. Therefore, an existing design method to support decision making on strategic allocation issues was extended with a system dynamics component. This extension allows decision makers to capture the inherent dynamics of allocation decisions. In addition, it becomes possible to incorporate “soft” variables in predominantly quantitative models. Applies the extended design method in a case study involving a relocation problem of a mid‐sized company in the Dutch metal working industry. Demonstrates the value of this method in terms of managerial decision support, not only for this specific problem, but also for future strategic allocation issues.
VL  - 16
IS  - 11
SN  - 0144-3577
DO  - 10.1108/01443579610131456
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610131456
AU  - Vos Bart
AU  - Akkermans Henk
PY  - 1996
Y1  - 1996/01/01
TI  - Capturing the dynamics of facility allocation
T2  - International Journal of Operations & Production Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 57
EP  - 70
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -