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    A coevolutionary algorithm for a

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    int. j. prod. res., 2003,vol. 41,no. 15, 34793500

    A coevolutionary algorithm for a facility layout problem

    T. DUNKER{*, G. RADONS{and E. WESTKAMPER{

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