Hybrid optimization approach for layout design of unequal-area facilities

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 49-63

  Mir, M ^a   Imam, M H ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FACTORY AUTOMATION; PLANT LAYOUT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

BUILDING-BLOCK LAYOUT; DESIGN AUTOMATION; UNEQUAL-AREA FACILITIES;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0035247517     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-8352(00)00065-6     Document Type: Article

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