New improved hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing facility layout design of reconfigurable manufacturing system

Abstract The equipment layout design of a reconfigurable manufacturing system can be determined by a variety of algorithms. The complexity of the problem increases with the increase of dimension, and it is a typical NP hard problem. In this paper, a new improved hybrid genetic algorithm is proposed...

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Main Authors: Xiaoxiao Wei, Jiafan Sun, Haojin Jiao
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97526-x
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description Abstract The equipment layout design of a reconfigurable manufacturing system can be determined by a variety of algorithms. The complexity of the problem increases with the increase of dimension, and it is a typical NP hard problem. In this paper, a new improved hybrid genetic algorithm is proposed to solve this problem. Firstly, the chaos genetic algorithm based on improved Tent map is used to enhance the quality and diversity of the initial population. In order to reduce the complexity of the problem, this paper applies the association rule theory to mine the dominant blocks in the population and to combine the artificial chromosomes. After matched crossover and mutation operations on the layout encoding string, a small adaptive chaotic perturbation is applied to the genetically optimized optimal solution. Finally, through comparison of experimental results and algorithms, it can be concluded that the proposed method is superior to traditional methods in terms of both accuracy and efficiency.
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spelling doaj-art-5bb9bb37b3dd4a52ab356c0c4e6bb31b2025-08-20T03:03:42ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111510.1038/s41598-025-97526-xNew improved hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing facility layout design of reconfigurable manufacturing systemXiaoxiao Wei0Jiafan Sun1Haojin Jiao2School of Modern Post, Xi ’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsSchool of Modern Post, Xi ’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsSchool of Modern Post, Xi ’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsAbstract The equipment layout design of a reconfigurable manufacturing system can be determined by a variety of algorithms. The complexity of the problem increases with the increase of dimension, and it is a typical NP hard problem. In this paper, a new improved hybrid genetic algorithm is proposed to solve this problem. Firstly, the chaos genetic algorithm based on improved Tent map is used to enhance the quality and diversity of the initial population. In order to reduce the complexity of the problem, this paper applies the association rule theory to mine the dominant blocks in the population and to combine the artificial chromosomes. After matched crossover and mutation operations on the layout encoding string, a small adaptive chaotic perturbation is applied to the genetically optimized optimal solution. Finally, through comparison of experimental results and algorithms, it can be concluded that the proposed method is superior to traditional methods in terms of both accuracy and efficiency.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97526-xReconfigurable manufacturing systemGenetic algorithmChaos algorithmAssociation rulesDominant block
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New improved hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing facility layout design of reconfigurable manufacturing system
Scientific Reports
Reconfigurable manufacturing system
Genetic algorithm
Chaos algorithm
Association rules
Dominant block
title New improved hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing facility layout design of reconfigurable manufacturing system
title_full New improved hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing facility layout design of reconfigurable manufacturing system
title_fullStr New improved hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing facility layout design of reconfigurable manufacturing system
title_full_unstemmed New improved hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing facility layout design of reconfigurable manufacturing system
title_short New improved hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing facility layout design of reconfigurable manufacturing system
title_sort new improved hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing facility layout design of reconfigurable manufacturing system
topic Reconfigurable manufacturing system
Genetic algorithm
Chaos algorithm
Association rules
Dominant block
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97526-x
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