A solution to the unequal area facilities layout problem by genetic algorithm

Computers in Industry

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 207-220

  Wang, Ming Jaan ^a   Hu, Michael H ^b   Ku, Meei Yuh ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Area utilization factor; Genetic algorithms; Material flow factor cost; Shape ratio factor; Space filling curve; Total layout cost

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COSTS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTION; RESEARCH;

AREA UTILIZATION FACTOR; MATERIAL FLOW FACTOR COST; SHAPE RATIO FACTOR; SPACE-FILLING CURVE; TOTAL LAYOUT COSTS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 13444304124     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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