Genetic algorithm approach in PCB assembly

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 256-265

  Ong, Nan Shing ^a   Khoo, Li Pheng ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Manufacturing; Opitimization; Printed circuits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000197737     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576069910280648     Document Type: Article

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