A genetic algorithm for the group—technology problem

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 2037, Issue , 2001, Pages 90-99

  Meents, Ingo ^a  

^a IBM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS METHODS; COMBINATORIAL PROBLEM; GROUPING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INCIDENCE MATRICES; PART FAMILY; PRODUCTION PLANNING; SOLUTION APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 84958037012     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-45365-2_10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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