A manufacturing-oriented approach for multi-platforming product family design with modified genetic algorithm

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 891-907

  Liu, Zhuo ^a   Wong, Yoke San ^a   Lee, Kim Seng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Commonality index; Design for manufacturing; Genetic algorithm; Multi platforming; Product family

Indexed keywords

COMMONALITY INDICES; DECISION STRATEGY; DESIGN CONFIGURATIONS; DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY; MODIFIED GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; MULTI-PLATFORMING; PERFORMANCE LOSS; PLANETARY GEAR TRAIN; PRODUCT FAMILIES; PRODUCT FAMILY DESIGN; PRODUCT-LINES; PRODUCTION VARIATIONS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MANUFACTURE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84855504844     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-009-0365-8     Document Type: Article

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