Optimization of manufacturing systems using a neural network metamodel with a new training approach

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1191-1197

  Dengiz, B ^a,c   Alabas Uslu, C ^b   Dengiz, O ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MALTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c DD Consulting   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Metamodel; Neural networks; Simulation; Simulation optimization; Tabu search

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION ALGORITHMS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; NEURAL NETWORKS; TABU SEARCH;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CONTROLLED SYSTEM; META MODEL; META-HEURISTIC METHODS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION; TRAINING ALGORITHMS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 68649087846     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602620     Document Type: Article

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