Cell formation problem with consideration of both intracellular and intercellular movements

DOI10.1080/00207540500478843zbMath1160.90379OpenAlexW2023270681MaRDI QIDQ5385498

Felix T. S. Chan, V. H. Y. Lo, Kee Wai Lau, Ling-Yau Chan

Publication date: 6 May 2008

Published in: International Journal of Production Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540500478843

zbMATH Keywords

sequencinggenetic algorithmtravelling salesman problemcell formation problemintra-cell and inter-cell layout problemoperational sequence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation methods and heuristics in mathematical programming (90C59) Production models (90B30) Combinatorial optimization (90C27) Discrete location and assignment (90B80)

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