A cooperative memetic algorithm with feedback for the energy-aware distributed flow-shops with flexible assembly scheduling

• Published in: Computers & industrial engineering Vol. 168; p. 108126
• Main Authors: Wang, Jing-jing, Wang, Ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2022
• Subjects: Cooperative memetic algorithm; Distributed flow-shop; Energy-aware scheduling; Feedback mechanism; Flexible assembly; Flexible assembly; Energy-aware scheduling; Feedback mechanism; Distributed flow-shop; Cooperative memetic algorithm

•Energy-aware distributed flow-shop with flexible assembly scheduling problem is studied.•A cooperative memetic algorithm with feedback algorithm is proposed.•Two problem-specific heuristics, multiple operators and an energy saving strategy are designed.•A cooperative search with a feedback mechanis...