Unequal-area stochastic facility layout problems: solutions using improved covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy, particle swarm optimisation, and genetic algorithm

• Main Authors: Derakhshan Asl, Ali, Wong, Kuan Yew, Tiwari, Manoj Kumar
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2016
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73941/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959172275&doi=10.1080%2f00207543.2015.1070217&partnerID=40&md5=671d9da5a3e29884aac4eff77c1565ab
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Determining the locations of departments or machines in a shop floor is classified as a facility layout problem. This article studies unequal-area stochastic facility layout problems where the shapes of departments are fixed during the iteration of an algorithm and the product demands are stochastic...