Applying genetic algorithms to a large-scale flow shop scheduling problem

International Journal of Industrial Engineering : Theory Applications and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 288-296

  Hsu, Tsung Shing ^a   Yang, Chang Lin ^b,c   Ching, Chung Yaw ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b LUNGHWA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c SHIH HSIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Large scale flow shop scheduling

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; SCHEDULING;

FLOW SHOP SCHEDULING; LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 11844302242     PISSN: 10724761     EISSN: 1943670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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