Skeleton-based facility layout design using genetic algorithms

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 69, Issue , 1997, Pages 85-104

  Delmaire, Hugues ^a   Langevin, André ^a   Riopel, Diane ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Facility layout; Genetic algorithms; Linear programming; Optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031542795     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018905701035     Document Type: Article

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