Determining optimum Genetic Algorithm parameters for scheduling the manufacturing and assembly of complex products

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 311-322

  Pongcharoen, P ^a   Hicks, C ^a   Braiden, P M ^a   Stewardson, D J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Industrial Statistics Research Unit

Author keywords

Genetic Algorithms; Optimisation; Production scheduling

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MANUFACTURING DATA PROCESSING; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING;

COMPLEX PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING; GENETIC ALGORITHM-BASED SCHEDULING TOOLS (GAST);

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037063279     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(02)00104-4     Document Type: Article

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