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A Genetic Algorithm approach for minimizing Exceptional Elements in Cell Formation

Vol. 3 No. 1

Year : 2007

Issue : Aug-Oct

Title  : A Genetic Algorithm approach for minimizing Exceptional Elements in Cell Formation 

Author Name  : R. Sivaprakasam, V. Selladurai 

Synopsis  : 

Cellular Manufacturing System (CMS) is an application of Group Technology (GT) in which similar parts and machines are grouped into part families and machine cells.  In this work, a metaheuristic called Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used to solve the machine cell formation problem. The objective considered was to minimize the intercellular movement of parts known as exceptional elements. The GA was tested on a number of problems of various sizes and its performance is evaluated.

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