Facility layout problem: An approach based on a group decision-making system and psychoclonal algorithm

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 895-927

  Khilwani, N ^a   Shankar, R ^b   Tiwari, M K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOUNDRY AND FORGE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Facility layout; Meta heuristics; Optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; OPTIMIZATION;

FACILITY LAYOUT; META-HEURISTICS; PSYCHOCLONAL ALGORITHM;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 36248959667     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600943993     Document Type: Article

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