A coevolutionary algorithm for a facility layout problem

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 3479-3500

  Dunker, T ^a   Radons, G ^b   Westkamper E ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING AND AUTOMATION IPA   (Germany)

^b CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING (MIP);

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0242333214     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020754031000118125     Document Type: Article

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