by Yong Liang. / "November 2003." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-266). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

Lee Wai Hung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-115). / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction to Group Technology --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2 --- Cell design --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives of the research --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4 --- Organization of thesis --- p.11 / Chapter 2 --- Literature review --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- Standard models --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Array-based methods --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Cluster identification --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Graph-based methods --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Integer programming --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Seed-based --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Similarity coefficient --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.7 --- Artificial intelligence methods --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3 --- Generalized models --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Machine assignment models --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Part family models --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Cell formation models --- p.21 / Chapter 3 --- Genetic cell formation algorithm --- p.22 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.22 / Chapter 3.2 --- TSP formulation for a permutation of machines --- p.23 / Chapter 3.3 --- Genetic algorithms --- p.26 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Representation and basic crossover operators --- p.27 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Fitness function --- p.28 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Initialization --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Parent selection strategies --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Crossover --- p.31 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Mutation --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.7 --- Replacement --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3.8 --- Termination --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4 --- Formation of machine cells and part families --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Objective functions --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Machine assignment --- p.42 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Part assignment --- p.43 / Chapter 3.5 --- Implementation --- p.43 / Chapter 3.6 --- An illustrative example --- p.45 / Chapter 3.7 --- Comparative Study --- p.49 / Chapter 3.8 --- Conclusions --- p.50 / Chapter 4 --- A multi-chromosome GA for minimizing total intercell and intracell moves --- p.55 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.55 / Chapter 4.2 --- The model --- p.57 / Chapter 4.3 --- Solution techniques to the workload model --- p.61 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Logendran's original approach --- p.62 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Standard representation - the GA approach --- p.63 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Multi-chromosome representation --- p.65 / Chapter 4.4 --- Comparative Study --- p.70 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Problem 1 --- p.70 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Problem 2 --- p.71 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Problem 3 --- p.75 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Problem 4 --- p.76 / Chapter 4.5 --- Bi-criteria Model --- p.79 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Experimental results --- p.85 / Chapter 4.6 --- Conclusions --- p.85 / Chapter 5 --- Integrated design of cellular manufacturing systems in the presence of alternative process plans --- p.88 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.88 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Literature review --- p.90 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Motivation --- p.92 / Chapter 5.2 --- Mathematical models --- p.93 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Notation --- p.93 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Objective functions --- p.95 / Chapter 5.3 --- Our solution --- p.96 / Chapter 5.4 --- Illustrative example and analysis of results --- p.98 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Solution for objective function 1 --- p.101 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Solution for objective function 2 --- p.102 / Chapter 5.5 --- Conclusions --- p.103 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusions --- p.104 / Chapter 6.1 --- Summary of achievements --- p.104 / Chapter 6.2 --- Future works --- p.106

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

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