Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/92609
Author(s): Maristela Oliveira Santos
Sadao Massago
Bernardo Almada-Lobo
Title: Infeasibility handling in genetic algorithm using nested domains for production planning
Issue Date: 2010
Abstract: In this paper we present a genetic algorithm with new components to tackle capacitated lot sizing and scheduling problems with sequence dependent setups that appear in a wide range of industries, from soft drink bottling to food manufacturing. Finding a feasible solution to highly constrained problems is often a very difficult task. Various strategies have been applied to deal with infeasible solutions throughout the search. We propose a new scheme of classifying individuals based on nested domains to determine the solutions according to the level of infeasibility, which in our case represents bands of additional production hours (overtime). Within each band, individuals are just differentiated by their fitness function. As iterations are conducted, the widths of the bands are dynamically adjusted to improve the convergence of the individuals into the feasible domain. The numerical experiments on highly capacitated instances show the effectiveness of this computational tractable approach to guide the search toward the feasible domain. Our approach outperforms other state-of-the-art approaches and commercial solvers. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/92609
Document Type: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
Rights: restrictedAccess
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