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Machine cell formation using a mathematical model and a genetic-algorithm-based heuristic

Fantahun M. Defersha Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd., W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
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Mingyuan Chen Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd., W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 2421-2444 | Received 01 Jun 2005, Published online: 22 Feb 2007

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