Title
A genetic algorithm for bin packing and line balancing
Abstract
The authors present an efficient genetic algorithm for two NP-hard problems, the bin packing and the line balancing problems. They define the two problems precisely and specify a cost function suitable for the bin packing problem. It is shown that the classic genetic algorithm performs poorly on grouping problems and an encoding of solutions of fitting these problems is presented. Efficient crossover and mutation operators are introduced for bin packing. The modification necessary to fit these operators for line balancing is given. Results of performance tests on randomly generated data are included. The line balancing tests cover real-world problem sizes. The results and areas of further research are discussed
Year
DOI
Venue
1992
10.1109/ROBOT.1992.220088
International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Keywords
Field
DocType
genetic algorithms,operations research,production control,NP-hard problems,bin packing,cost function,crossover operators,fitting solutions,genetic algorithm,grouping problems,line balancing,mutation operators,operations research,production control
Mathematical optimization,Production control,Crossover,Computer science,Algorithm,Operator (computer programming),Genetic algorithm,Line balancing,Bin packing problem,Mutation operator,Encoding (memory)
Conference
Volume
Issue
Citations 
1992
1
97
PageRank 
References 
Authors
11.86
1
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Emanuel Falkenauer133830.51
Alain Delchambre223528.75