Line balancing of PCB assembly line using immune algorithms

Engineering with Computers

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 92-100

  Khoo, L P ^a   Alisantoso, D ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Affinity; Assembly line balancing; Genetic algorithms; Immune algorithm; Information entropy; PCB assembly

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PRINTED CIRCUIT TESTING; RELIABILITY;

ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING; IMMUNE ALGORITHMS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY;

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING;

EID: 0141741182     PISSN: 01770667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00366-003-0256-0     Document Type: Article

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