Composition of module stock for final assembly using an enhanced genetic algorithm

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 5829-5842

  Agard, Bruno ^a   Da Cunha, Catherine ^b   Cheung, Bernard ^c  

^a INTERUNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTRE ON ENTERPRISE NETWORKS   (Canada)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

^c GERAD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data mining; Product design; Productivity improvement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RATE; CROSSOVER OPERATIONS; DESIGN PROBLEMS; ENHANCED GENETIC ALGORITHMS; FINAL ASSEMBLY; PROCESSING TIME; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT; TIME CONSTRAINTS;

PRODUCTIVITY; SITE SELECTION;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 70449580997     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802161030     Document Type: Article

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