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Development of a Model Supporting the Analysis of Costs Related to Equipment Relocation in a Manufacturing Facility Cover

Development of a Model Supporting the Analysis of Costs Related to Equipment Relocation in a Manufacturing Facility

Management Systems in Production Engineering
Volume 33 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025)
By: Weronika Ostowska and  Olena Stryhunivska  
Open Access
|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2025-0045 | Journal eISSN: 2450-5781 | Journal ISSN: 2299-0461
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Language: English
Page range: 458 - 469
Submitted on: Feb 1, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 1, 2025
Published on: Aug 4, 2025
Published by: STE Group sp. z.o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
relocation,
machinery relocation,
cost estimation model,
factory layout,
manufacturing facility,
spatial planning,
ABC classification,
equipment repositioning
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment,
Engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Production technology,
Tools and methods,
Process engineering and industrial engineering

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