A genetic algorithm for facility layout design in flexible manufacturing systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-110

  Rajasekharan, M ^a   Peters, B A ^a   Yang, T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

FACILITY LAYOUT;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031675679     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075498193958     Document Type: Article

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