Constraint-based genetic algorithm for earthmoving fleet selection

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 673-683

  Marzouk, Mohamed ^a   Moselhi, Osama ^b  

^a Public Works and Government Services Canada   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Earthmoving; Equipment selection; Genetic algorithms; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLEET OPERATIONS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EQUIPMENT FLEETS;

EARTHMOVING MACHINERY;

GENETIC ALGORITHM; HAULAGE;

EID: 0242490426     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l03-006     Document Type: Article

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