{"product_id":"development-of-a-genetic-algorithm-james-l-rogers-9781287254157","title":"Development of a Genetic Algorithm to Automate Clustering of a Dependency Structure Matrix","description":"Much technology assessment and organization design data exists in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Tools are needed to put this data into a form that can be used by design managers to make design decisions. One need is to cluster data that is highly coupled. Tools such as the Dependency Structure Matrix (DSM) and a Genetic Algorithm (GA) can be of great benefit. However, no tool currently combines the DSM and a GA to solve the clustering problem. This paper describes a new software tool that interfaces a GA written as an Excel macro with a DSM in spreadsheet format. The results of several test cases are included to demonstrate how well this new tool works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James L. Rogers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1287254152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781287254157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.05d","brand":"James L. Rogers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611323023615,"sku":"9781287254157","price":14.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_846fd2d7-d075-41ff-a299-d9328b36fed7.jpg?v=1764513154","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/development-of-a-genetic-algorithm-james-l-rogers-9781287254157","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}