Multi-population genetic algorithm with ER network for solving flexible job shop scheduling problems.

A genetic algorithm (GA) cannot always avoid premature convergence, and multi-population is usually used to overcome this limitation by dividing the population into several sub-populations (sub-population number) with the same number of individuals (sub-population size). In previous research, the qu...

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Main Authors: Xiaoqiu Shi, Wei Long, Yanyan Li, Dingshan Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233759