Chu Pok Nang. / Thesis submitted on: October 2002. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-73). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1. --- Introduction / Group Technology --- p.6 / Purposes of Research --- p.10 / The Outline of this Thesis --- p.13 / Chapter 2. --- Literature Review / Algorithms for Group Technology --- p.14 / Hierarchical Clustering Approaches --- p.17 / Sorting Based Approaches --- p.18 / Heuristic Exchange Approaches --- p.19 / Seed Based Approaches --- p.20 / Simulated Annealing Approaches --- p.20 / Tabu Search Approaches --- p.21 / Genetic Algorithm Approaches --- p.21 / Neural Network Approaches --- p.22 / Cluster Identification Approaches --- p.22 / Chapter 3. --- The Group Technology Problem / Representing a Manufacturing System --- p.25 / Machine-Part Incidence Matrix --- p.26 / Chapter 4. --- The Improved Cluster Identification Algorithm / Cluster Identification --- p.34 / Formulation --- p.35 / Branch-and-Bound Method --- p.37 / Original Cluster Identification Algorithm --- p.39 / Branching Rule --- p.44 / Chapter 5. --- Computational Studies / Plans for Comparative Studies --- p.49 / Comparison with Existing Cluster Identification Approaches --- p.51 / Solutions to Some Well-known Problems --- p.53 / Comparison with an Optimal Method --- p.60 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.63 / Reference --- p.69
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324325 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Contributors | Chu, Pok Nang., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 73 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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