An interactive genetic algorithm for the unequal area facility layout problem

Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing

Volumn 87, Issue , 2011, Pages 253-262

  Hernandez, Laura Garcia ^a   Morera, Lorenzo Salas ^a   Azofra, Antonio Arauzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; PLANT LAYOUT;

CLUSTERING METHODS; DECISION MAKER'S PREFERENCES; DECISION MAKERS; EMPIRICAL EVALUATIONS; INTERACTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA; SEARCH PROCESS; SOFT-COMPUTING; SUBJECTIVE EVALUATIONS; UNEQUAL AREA FACILITY LAYOUT PROBLEMS;

SOFT COMPUTING;

EID: 80052946514     PISSN: 18675662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19644-7_27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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