Global manufacturing systems: A model supported by genetic algorithms to optimize production planning

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 193-196

  Garavelli, A Claudio ^a   Okogbaa, O Geoffrey ^b   Violante, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assignment problem; Genetic algorithms; Global manufacturing planning; Optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION;

ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM; GLOBAL MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MULTINATIONAL COMPANY;

PLANNING;

EID: 0030269771     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-8352(96)00109-x     Document Type: Article

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