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Move based heuristics for the unidirectional loop network layout problem
DOI:10.1016/S0377-2217(97)00062-3.png)
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We consider the loop network layout problem in a manufacturing system where n machines must be placed in n available locations around a loop to minimize the total flow distance. The formulation of the problem results in a quadratic assignment problem which is computationally a very hard problem. We discuss the idea of positional moves and local improvement algorithms based on moves or k-way (particularly 2-way) interchanges. Even though the concept of moves has not found its way into algorithmic design in the existing literature, our computational experimentation with two-move based heuristics indicates uniformly superior performance in comparison to the well known pairwise interchange heuristic. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
Keywords:
facilities
loop network
layout
quadratic assignment
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