Development and validation of genetic algorithm-based facility layout a case study in the pharmaceutical industry

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 749-768

  Hamamoto, S ^a   Yih, Y ^b   Salvendy, G ^b  

^a JGC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

EMBEDDED SIMULATION MODELS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE BLOCPLAN; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CORELAP; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CRAFT;

PLANT LAYOUT;

EID: 0033101918     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499191508     Document Type: Article

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