A hybrid GA-simulation approach to improve JIT systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2323-2344

  Azadeh, A ^a   Ebrahimipour, V ^a   Bavar, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Genetic algorithm; Hybrid; Integration; Just in time; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTO INDUSTRY; AVERAGE QUEUE LENGTHS; CYCLE TIME; DAILY PRODUCTION; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; EXISTING SYSTEMS; HYBRID APPROACH; HYBRID INTEGRATION; IN-PROCESS; INTEGRATED SIMULATIONS; JIT SYSTEMS; JUST IN TIME; MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; OPTIMAL NUMBER; OPTIMISATIONS; PRODUCTION LINE; RESOURCE UTILISATION; SEARCH TECHNIQUE; SIMULATION APPROACH; SIMULATION MODEL;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

EID: 77951141667     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802676441     Document Type: Article

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