Optimized concrete delivery scheduling using combined simulation and genetic algorithms

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 2572-2580

  Lu, Ming ^a   Lam, Hoi Ching ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; SCHEDULING;

DELIVERY SCHEDULING; OPTIMAL DECISIONS; PLANT OPERATIONS; READY MIXED CONCRETE (RMC);

CONCRETE PRODUCTS;

EID: 33846690218     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2005.1574553     Document Type: Conference Paper

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