Modular product design with grouping genetic algorithm - A case study

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 443-460

  Kreng, Victor B ^a   Lee, Tseng Pin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Grouping genetic algorithm; Modular product design; Non linear programming

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC POLICY;

GROUPING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MODULAR PRODUCT DESIGN; NEAR-OPTIMAL MODULAR ARCHITECTURE;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 2342641583     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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