CONSTRUCTION OF RESOLVABLE ROW-COLUMN DESIGNS USING SIMULATED ANNEALING

Summary The paper describes an algorithm which constructs optimal or near optimal resolvable row-column designs. Its performance is assessed against available tables of two-replicate designs.

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