A quaternion firefly algorithm to solve a multi-row facility layout problem

International Journal of Engineering, Transactions B: Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1605-1613

  Tavakkoli Moghaddam, R ^a   Torabi, N ^b   Ghaseminejad, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Facility Layout Problem; Firefly Algorithm; Quaternion Firefly Algorithm

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANT LAYOUT;

COST OF TRANSPORTATION; ENTROPY ALGORITHMS; FACILITY LAYOUT DESIGN; FACILITY LAYOUT PROBLEMS; FIREFLY ALGORITHMS; SOLUTION SPACE; TRANSFERRING MATERIALS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84953775924     PISSN: 1728144X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.ije.2015.28.11b.08     Document Type: Article

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