EA for solving combined machine layout and job assignment problems

Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 631-646

  Ray, Tapabrata ^a   Sarker, Ruhul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Machine layout; Multi objective; Optimization; Task machine assignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649111149     PISSN: 15475816     EISSN: 1553166X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/jimo.2008.4.631     Document Type: Article

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