A genetic algorithm approach for machine cell formation

Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-44

  Rajagopalan, Ravishankar ^a   Fonseca, Daniel J ^a  

^a Univ of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell formation; Cellular manufacturing; Genetic algorithms

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATERIALS HANDLING;

CELL FORMATION; MACHINE CELL DESIGN; MACHINE SKIPPING MOVEMENTS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 33646429523     PISSN: 02196867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219686706000716     Document Type: Article

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