Using Genetic Algorithms on Manufacturing Facilities Layout Problems

摘要

Traditionally, the objective of a manufacturing facility layout problem is to minimize the material handling cost of the manufacturing systems. Because of the combination of the facility layout problems, the genetic algorithms (GA) technique is the most promising approach for solving practical layout problems. Much of the previous work has been done for identical problems, where all departments are equal in area. In this paper, non-identical problems are dealt with. A new coding approach - the Comer Attachmer Structure (CAS) is introduced.