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This research is about modelling and genetic algorithm optimisation of production scheduling in VCIM systems. The research has two main parts, namely developing a new production scheduling model for VCIM systems and developing a robust GA to solve the optimisation problem in the developed model.

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Dao, S.D. (2018). Introduction. In: Modelling and Intelligent Optimisation of Production Scheduling in VCIM Systems. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72113-2_1

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