In this study, we present empirical analysis of statistical properties of mating networks in genetic algorithms (GAs). Under the framework of GAs, we study a class of interaction network model—information flux network (IFN), which describes the information flow among generations during...

Process planning and scheduling are two of the most important functions in the manufacturing system. Traditionally, process planning and scheduling were regarded as separate tasks performed sequentially, where scheduling was implemented after process plans had been generated. However, their...