Applying the coral reefs optimization algorithm for solving unequal area facility layout problems

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Highlights：

• We are concerned with an Unequal Area Facility Layout Problem.

• Coral Reefs Optimization Algorithm.

• A prototype implemented as a web application is tested with 17 well-known problems.

• Results show an excellent performance by reaching the best solutions in many cases.

摘要

•We are concerned with an Unequal Area Facility Layout Problem.•Coral Reefs Optimization Algorithm.•A prototype implemented as a web application is tested with 17 well-known problems.•Results show an excellent performance by reaching the best solutions in many cases.

论文关键词：Unequal area facility layout problem,Coral reefs optimization,Facility layout,Meta-heuristic,Bio-inspired algorithms

论文评审过程：Received 17 January 2019, Revised 9 July 2019, Accepted 15 July 2019, Available online 16 July 2019, Version of Record 18 July 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2019.07.036