A quantum multi-agent evolutionary algorithm for selection of partners in a virtual enterprise

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 485-488

  Tao, F ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Zhang, Z H ^a   Nee, A Y C ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Decision making; Optimization; Quantum multi agent evolutionary algorithm

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATE SOLUTION; DECISION-MAKING OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY EVALUATION; EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES; EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION; MULTI-AGENT; PARTNER SELECTION; SELECTION OF PARTNERS; VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE;

DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OPTIMIZATION; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS;

EID: 77955323241     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: 17260604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2010.03.120     Document Type: Article

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