Analyzing the behaviors of virtual cells (VCs) and traditional manufacturing systems: Ant colony optimization (ACO)-based metamodels

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2275-2285

  Kesen, Saadettin Erhan ^a   Toksari, M Duran ^b   Güngör, Zülal ^c   Güner, Ertan ^c  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ant colony optimization; Metamodels; Simulation; Virtual manufacturing cells

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; FLOW SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE;

ALLOCATION ALGORITHMS; ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION; CELLULAR LAYOUTS; MEAN FLOW TIMES; MEAN TARDINESSES; METAMODELS; PERFORMANCE METRICS; PROCESS LAYOUTS; SCHEDULING RULES; SIMULATION; TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING; VIRTUAL CELLS; VIRTUAL MANUFACTURING CELLS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 57649155746     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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