A fuzzy particle swarm optimization algorithm for a cell formation problem

2009 International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress and 2009 European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology Conference, IFSA-EUSFLAT 2009 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1768-1772

  Mehdizadeh, Esmaeil ^a   Tavakkoli Moghaddam, Reza ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cell formation; Cellular manufacturing systems; Fuzzy clustering; Particle swarm optimization (PSO)

Indexed keywords

CELL FORMATION; CELL FORMATION PROBLEM; FUZZY PARTICLE SWARM; HARD PROBLEMS; HIGH QUALITY; HYBRID ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHMS; CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; FUZZY CLUSTERING; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SYSTEMS; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84871330559     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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