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A Bi-Chromosome Genetic Algorithm For Minimizing Intercell and Intracell Moves

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In the ideal case, cell design produces perfectly independent machine cells. That is, all operations of parts in a part family are completed within a single machine cell. However, the ideal case is rarely realized in practice. Very often, some of the parts in a part family have to move between machine cells to use machines in different cells. Consequently, the degree of machine cell independence is reduced by intercell moves.

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Cheng, C.H., Lee, W.H., Miltenburg, J. (1998). A Bi-Chromosome Genetic Algorithm For Minimizing Intercell and Intracell Moves. In: Suresh, N.C., Kay, J.M. (eds) Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5467-7_12

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