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A cross-entropy approach to the single row facility layout problem

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  • Xiu Ning
  • Pingke Li

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The single row facility layout problem is to arrange a given number of facilities along a straight line so as to minimise the total cost associated with the interactions between the facilities. In this paper, a metaheuristic algorithm based on the cross-entropy method, incorporating a local search procedure and symmetry-breaking techniques, is developed to solve this problem. The proposed algorithm has been tested on some widely used benchmark instances. The computational results show that the proposed algorithm has found the optimal or the best solutions known so far for the instances of size with up to 100 facilities and is competitive with some existing algorithms.

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  • Xiu Ning & Pingke Li, 2018. "A cross-entropy approach to the single row facility layout problem," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(11), pages 3781-3794, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:56:y:2018:i:11:p:3781-3794
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2017.1399221
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    1. Gintaras Palubeckis & Armantas Ostreika & Jūratė Platužienė, 2022. "A Variable Neighborhood Search Approach for the Dynamic Single Row Facility Layout Problem," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(13), pages 1-27, June.

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