An entropy-based algorithm to solve the facility layout design problem

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-100

  González Cruz, Ma Carmen ^a   Gómez Senent Martínez, Eliseo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entropy; Facility layout; Multicriteria

Indexed keywords

DESIGN PROBLEMS; ENTROPY FUNCTION; ENTROPY VALUE; ENTROPY-BASED ALGORITHM; FACILITY LAYOUT; FACILITY LAYOUT DESIGN; FACILITY LAYOUT PROBLEMS; LAYOUT PROBLEMS; MULTI-CRITERIA; NEW DESIGN; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; TEST PROBLEM;

ALGORITHMS; DESIGN; PLANT LAYOUT;

ENTROPY;

EID: 78049284271     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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