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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2013, Article ID 956978, 14 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/956978
Research Article

A Fuzzy-Neural Ensemble and Geometric Rule Fusion Approach for Scheduling a Wafer Fabrication Factory

Hsin-Chieh Wu1 and Toly Chen2

1Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Chaoyang University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
2Department of Industrial Engineering and Systems Management, Feng Chia University, Taiwan

Received 22 March 2013; Accepted 13 June 2013

Academic Editor: Pedro Ponce

Copyright © 2013 Hsin-Chieh Wu and Toly Chen. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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