pt. 1. Hard Problems and Genetic Algorithms. 1. What's the Problem? 2. Genetic Algorithms --
pt. 2. The Grouping Genetic Algorithm. 3. Grouping Problems. 4. Drawbacks of Previous GAs for Grouping Problems. 5. The Grouping Genetic Algorithm --
pt. 3. Industrial Applications of Grouping Genetic Algorithms. 6. Introduction. 7. Bin Packing and Line Balancing. 8. Economies of Scale. 9. Creation of Part Families
pt. 4. Epilogue. 11. Where Have We Been? 12. Where Are We Now? 13. Where Are We Heading? --
pt. 5. Appendices. 14. The NP-hard Problems. 15. Complexity and Genetic Research.