Part-machine family formation using genetic algorithms in a fuzzy environment

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1175-1179

  Pai, Ping Feng ^a   Chang, Ping Teng ^b   Lee, Shi Yin ^a  

^a DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy set theory; Genetic algorithms; Part machine family formation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FUZZY SETS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

CELL-FORMATION; FUZZY ENVIRONMENTS; FUZZY SET THEORY; PART-MACHINE FAMILY FORMATION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 18844390716     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-003-1944-z     Document Type: Article

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