diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 285690863..5de8ffbd3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 # ignore object and archive files
 *.[oa]
+tags
 
 # ignore auto-saved files
 *~
diff --git a/eo/src/eo b/eo/src/eo
index c0fe2b8d7..4bb6a69a8 100644
--- a/eo/src/eo
+++ b/eo/src/eo
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@
 #include "other/external_eo"
 #include "eoCounter.h"
 
+#include "eoForge.h"
+
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // to be continued ...
diff --git a/eo/src/eoDetTournamentSelect.h b/eo/src/eoDetTournamentSelect.h
index 8026f7a9b..7c06b3dd1 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoDetTournamentSelect.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoDetTournamentSelect.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 
  @ingroup Selectors
  */
-template <class EOT> class eoDetTournamentSelect: public eoSelectOne<EOT>
+template <class EOT>
+class eoDetTournamentSelect: public eoSelectOne<EOT>
 {
  public:
   /* (Default) Constructor -
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ template <class EOT> class eoDetTournamentSelect: public eoSelectOne<EOT>
 
  private:
   unsigned tSize;
+ public:
+  virtual std::string className() const {return "eoDetTournamentSelect";}
 };
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/eo/src/eoForge.h b/eo/src/eoForge.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4a3e78cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eo/src/eoForge.h
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+
+/*
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+   version 2 of the License.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+   © 2020 Thales group
+
+    Authors:
+        Johann Dreo <johann.dreo@thalesgroup.com>
+*/
+
+#ifndef _eoForge_H_
+#define _eoForge_H_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <map>
+#include <any>
+#include <string>
+#include <tuple>
+
+/** Interface for a "Forge": a class that can defer instanciation of EO's operator.
+ *
+ * This interface only declares an `instanciate` method,
+ * in order to be able to make containers of factories (@see eoForgeOperator).
+ *
+ * @ingroup Core
+ * @defgroup Forge Wrap and defer operators' instanciations.
+ * @ingroup Forge
+ */
+template<class Itf>
+class eoForgeInterface
+{
+    public:
+        virtual Itf& instanciate() = 0;
+        virtual ~eoForgeInterface() {}
+};
+
+/** This "Forge" can defer the instanciation of an EO's operator.
+ *
+ * It allows to decouple the constructor's parameters setup from its actual call.
+ * You can declare a parametrized operator at a given time,
+ * then actually instanciate it (with the given interface) at another time.
+ *
+ * This allows for creating containers of pre-parametrized operators (@see eoForgeMap or @see eoForgeVector).
+ *
+ * @code
+   eoForgeOperator<eoselect<EOT>,eoRankMuSelect<EOT>> forge(mu);
+   //                ^ desired     ^ to-be-instanciated         ^ operator's
+   //                  interface     operator                     parameters
+
+   // Actual instanciation:
+   eoSelect<EOT>& select = forge.instanciate();
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @ingroup Forge
+ */
+template<class Itf, class Op, typename... Args>
+class eoForgeOperator : public eoForgeInterface<Itf>
+{
+    public:
+        eoForgeOperator(Args&&... args) :
+            _args(std::forward<Args>(args)...)
+        { }
+
+        Itf& instanciate()
+        {
+            return *(constructor(_args));
+        }
+
+        virtual ~eoForgeOperator() {}
+
+    protected:
+        std::tuple<Args...> _args;
+
+    private:
+        template <int... Idx>
+        struct index {};
+
+        template <int N, int... Idx>
+        struct gen_seq : gen_seq<N - 1, N - 1, Idx...> {};
+
+        template <int... Idx>
+        struct gen_seq<0, Idx...> : index<Idx...> {};
+
+        template <typename... Ts, int... Idx>
+        Op* constructor(std::tuple<Ts...>& args, index<Idx...>)
+        {
+            Op* p_op = new Op(std::get<Idx>(args)...);
+            return p_op;
+        }
+
+        template <typename... Ts>
+        Op* constructor(std::tuple<Ts...>& args)
+        {
+            return constructor(args, gen_seq<sizeof...(Ts)>{});
+        }
+
+};
+
+/** A map holding an operator with deferred instanciation at a given key.
+ *
+ * @note You can actually store several instances of the same class,
+ * with different parametrization (or not).
+ *
+ * @code
+    eoForgeMap<eoSelect<EOT>> named_factories;
+
+    // Capture constructor's parameters and defer instanciation.
+    named_factories.add<eoRankMuSelect<EOT>>("RMS", 1);
+    named_factories.setup<eoRankMuSelect<EOT>>("RMS", 5); // Edit
+
+    // Actually instanciate.
+    eoSelect<EOT>& op  = named_factories.instanciate("RMS");
+
+    // Call.
+    op();
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @ingroup Forge
+ */
+template<class Itf>
+class eoForgeMap : public std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<eoForgeInterface<Itf>> >
+{
+    public:
+        template<class Op, typename... Args>
+        void setup(std::string key, Args&&... args)
+        {
+            auto opf = std::make_shared< eoForgeOperator<Itf,Op,Args...> >(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+            (*this)[key] = opf;
+        }
+
+        template<class Op, typename... Args>
+        void add(std::string key, Args&&... args)
+        {
+            setup<Op>(key, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        }
+
+        Itf& instanciate(std::string key)
+        {
+            return this->at(key)->instanciate();
+        }
+};
+
+/** A vector holding an operator with deferred instanciation at a given index.
+ *
+ * @note You can actually store several instances of the same class,
+ * with different parametrization (or not).
+ *
+ * @code
+    eoForgeVector<eoSelect<EOT>> named_factories;
+
+    // Capture constructor's parameters and defer instanciation.
+    named_factories.add<eoRankMuSelect<EOT>>(1);
+    named_factories.setup<eoRankMuSelect<EOT>>(0, 5); // Edit
+
+    // Actually instanciate.
+    eoSelect<EOT>& op  = named_factories.instanciate("RMS");
+
+    // Call.
+    op();
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @ingroup Forge
+ */
+template<class Itf>
+class eoForgeVector : public std::vector<std::shared_ptr<eoForgeInterface<Itf>> >
+{
+    public:
+        template<class Op, typename... Args>
+        void add(Args&&... args)
+        {
+            auto opf = std::make_shared< eoForgeOperator<Itf,Op,Args...> >(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+            this->push_back(opf);
+        }
+
+        template<class Op, typename... Args>
+        void setup(size_t index, Args&&... args)
+        {
+            auto opf = std::make_shared< eoForgeOperator<Itf,Op,Args...> >(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+            this->at(index) = opf;
+        }
+
+        Itf& instanciate(size_t index)
+        {
+            return this->at(index)->instanciate();
+        }
+};
+
+#endif // _eoForge_H_
+
diff --git a/eo/src/eoFunctor.h b/eo/src/eoFunctor.h
index 465f0bc46..78202e84b 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoFunctor.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoFunctor.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ public :
     struct unary_function_tag {};
     /// tag to identify a binary function in compile time function selection @see functor_category
     struct binary_function_tag {};
+
+    virtual std::string className() const { return "unknown";}
 };
 /** @example t-eoFunctor.cpp
  */
diff --git a/eo/src/eoMergeReduce.h b/eo/src/eoMergeReduce.h
index e5e8c2bcc..94ad7edbc 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoMergeReduce.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoMergeReduce.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ class eoPlusReplacement : public eoMergeReduce<EOT>
     private :
         eoPlus<EOT> plus;
         eoTruncate<EOT> truncate;
+    public:
+        virtual std::string className() const {return "eoPlusReplacement";}
 };
 
 /**
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ class eoCommaReplacement : public eoMergeReduce<EOT>
     private :
         eoNoElitism<EOT> no_elite;
         eoTruncate<EOT> truncate;
+    public:
+        virtual std::string className() const {return "eoCommaReplacement";}
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/eo/src/eoProportionalSelect.h b/eo/src/eoProportionalSelect.h
index 8da608f6f..842d2b34e 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoProportionalSelect.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoProportionalSelect.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 
     @ingroup Selectors
 */
-template <class EOT> class eoProportionalSelect: public eoSelectOne<EOT>
+template <class EOT>
+class eoProportionalSelect: public eoSelectOne<EOT>
 {
 public:
   /// Sanity check
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ private :
 
   typedef std::vector<typename EOT::Fitness> FitVec;
   FitVec cumulative;
+public:
+  virtual std::string className() const {return "eoProportionalSelect";}
 };
 /** @example t-eoRoulette.cpp
  */
diff --git a/eo/src/eoReduceMerge.h b/eo/src/eoReduceMerge.h
index d9d77b12c..c7d7f55db 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoReduceMerge.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoReduceMerge.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class eoSSGAWorseReplacement : public eoReduceMerge<EOT>
     private :
         eoLinearTruncate<EOT> truncate;
         eoPlus<EOT> plus;
+    public:
+        virtual std::string className() const {return "eoSSGAWorseReplacement";}
 };
 
 /**
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ class eoSSGADetTournamentReplacement : public eoReduceMerge<EOT>
     private :
         eoDetTournamentTruncate<EOT> truncate;
         eoPlus<EOT> plus;
+    public:
+        virtual std::string className() const {return "eoSSGADetTournamentReplacement";}
 };
 
 /** SSGA stochastic tournament replacement. Is an eoReduceMerge.
@@ -118,6 +122,8 @@ class eoSSGAStochTournamentReplacement : public eoReduceMerge<EOT>
     private :
         eoStochTournamentTruncate<EOT> truncate;
         eoPlus<EOT> plus;
+    public:
+        virtual std::string className() const {return "eoSSGAStochTournamentReplacement";}
 };
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/eo/src/eoReplacement.h b/eo/src/eoReplacement.h
index a705f5254..8183bc8af 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoReplacement.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoReplacement.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class eoGenerationalReplacement : public eoReplacement<EOT>
   {
     _parents.swap(_offspring);
   }
+public:
+  virtual std::string className() const {return "eoGenerationalReplacement ";}
 };
 
 /**
@@ -123,6 +125,8 @@ public :
   }
 private:
   eoReplacement<EOT> & replace;
+public:
+    virtual std::string className() const {return "eoWeakElitistReplacement ";}
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/eo/src/eoSequentialSelect.h b/eo/src/eoSequentialSelect.h
index 53ffdd3b2..002aca7ab 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoSequentialSelect.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoSequentialSelect.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ private:
   bool ordered;
   unsigned current;
   std::vector<const EOT*> eoPters;
+public:
+  virtual std::string className() const {return "eoSequentialSelect";}
 };
 
 
diff --git a/eo/src/eoStochTournamentSelect.h b/eo/src/eoStochTournamentSelect.h
index c3b6b2d21..95caabc5f 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoStochTournamentSelect.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoStochTournamentSelect.h
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 
  @ingroup Selectors
  */
-template <class EOT> class eoStochTournamentSelect: public eoSelectOne<EOT>
+template <class EOT>
+class eoStochTournamentSelect: public eoSelectOne<EOT>
 {
  public:
 
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ template <class EOT> class eoStochTournamentSelect: public eoSelectOne<EOT>
 
 private:
   double Trate;
+public:
+  virtual std::string className() const {return "eoStochTournamentSelect";}
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/eo/test/CMakeLists.txt b/eo/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d776237f6..d8c44b516 100644
--- a/eo/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eo/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ set (TEST_LIST
   t-eoParser
   t-eoPartiallyMappedXover
   t-eoEvalCmd
+  t-operator-forge
+  t-forge-algo
   )
 
 
diff --git a/eo/test/t-forge-algo.cpp b/eo/test/t-forge-algo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1304e05f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eo/test/t-forge-algo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <eo>
+#include <ga.h>
+#include "../../problems/eval/oneMaxEval.h"
+
+int main(int /*argc*/, char** /*argv*/)
+{
+    size_t dim = 500;
+    size_t pop_size = 10;
+
+    eo::log << eo::setlevel(eo::warnings);
+
+    using EOT = eoBit<double>;
+
+    oneMaxEval<EOT> eval;
+
+    eoBooleanGenerator gen(0.5);
+    eoInitFixedLength<EOT> init(dim, gen);
+
+    eoForgeVector< eoContinue<EOT> > continuators;
+    continuators.add< eoSteadyFitContinue<EOT> >(10,10);
+    continuators.add< eoGenContinue<EOT> >(100);
+
+    eoForgeVector< eoQuadOp<EOT> > crossovers;
+    crossovers.add< eo1PtBitXover<EOT> >();
+    crossovers.add< eoUBitXover<EOT> >(0.5); // preference over 1
+    crossovers.add< eoNPtsBitXover<EOT> >(2); // nb of points
+
+    eoForgeVector< eoMonOp<EOT> > mutations;
+    mutations.add< eoBitMutation<EOT> >(0.01); // proba of flipping one bit
+    mutations.add< eoDetBitFlip<EOT> >(1); // mutate k bits
+
+    eoForgeVector< eoSelectOne<EOT> > selectors;
+    selectors.add< eoDetTournamentSelect<EOT> >(pop_size/2);
+    selectors.add< eoStochTournamentSelect<EOT> >(0.5);
+    selectors.add< eoSequentialSelect<EOT> >();
+    selectors.add< eoProportionalSelect<EOT> >();
+
+    eoForgeVector< eoReplacement<EOT> > replacors;
+    replacors.add< eoCommaReplacement<EOT> >();
+    replacors.add< eoPlusReplacement<EOT> >();
+    replacors.add< eoSSGAWorseReplacement<EOT> >();
+    replacors.add< eoSSGADetTournamentReplacement<EOT> >(pop_size/2);
+    replacors.add< eoSSGAStochTournamentReplacement<EOT> >(0.51);
+
+    std::clog << continuators.size() * crossovers.size() * mutations.size() * selectors.size() * replacors.size()
+              << " algorithm instances to test." << std::endl;
+
+    EOT best_sol;
+    std::string best_algo = "";
+
+    for(auto& forge_cont : continuators) {
+        auto& continuator = forge_cont->instanciate();
+
+        for(auto& forge_cross : crossovers) {
+            auto& crossover = forge_cross->instanciate();
+
+            for(auto& forge_mut : mutations ) {
+                auto& mutation = forge_mut->instanciate();
+
+                for(auto& forge_sel : selectors) {
+                    auto& selector = forge_sel->instanciate();
+
+                    for(auto& forge_rep : replacors) {
+                        auto& replacor = forge_rep->instanciate();
+
+                        std::ostringstream algo_name;
+                        algo_name << continuator.className() << " + "
+                                  << crossover.className()   << " + "
+                                  << mutation.className()    << " + "
+                                  << selector.className()    << " + "
+                                  << replacor.className();
+
+                        std::clog << "ALGO: " << algo_name.str();
+                        std::clog.flush();
+
+                        eoSequentialOp<EOT> variator;
+                        variator.add(crossover, 1.0);
+                        variator.add(mutation, 1.0);
+
+                        eoGeneralBreeder<EOT> breeder(selector, variator, 1.0);
+
+                        eoEasyEA<EOT> algo(continuator, eval, breeder, replacor);
+
+                        eoPop<EOT> pop;
+                        pop.append(pop_size, init);
+                        apply(eval,pop);
+
+                        algo(pop);
+
+                        std::clog << " = " << pop.best_element().fitness() << std::endl;
+
+                        if(best_sol.invalid()) {
+                           best_sol = pop.best_element();
+                           best_algo = algo_name.str();
+                        } else if(pop.best_element().fitness() > best_sol.fitness()) {
+                            best_sol = pop.best_element();
+                            best_algo = algo_name.str();
+                        }
+
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    std::cout << "Best algo: " << best_algo << ", with " << best_sol << std::endl;
+
+}
diff --git a/eo/test/t-operator-forge.cpp b/eo/test/t-operator-forge.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a764b9b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eo/test/t-operator-forge.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <eo>
+
+struct OpInterface
+{
+    std::string _name;
+    OpInterface(std::string name) : _name(name) {}
+    virtual void operator()() = 0;
+};
+
+struct OpA : public OpInterface
+{
+    OpA(std::string name) : OpInterface(name) {}
+    void operator()(){std::cout << _name << std::endl;}
+};
+
+struct OpB : public OpInterface
+{
+    OpB(std::string name, std::string suffix) : OpInterface(name+suffix) {}
+    void operator()(){std::cout << _name << std::endl;}
+};
+
+int main(int /*argc*/, char** /*argv*/)
+{
+    // Forge container using names.
+    eoForgeMap<OpInterface> named_factories;
+
+    // Capture constructor's parameters and defer instanciation.
+    named_factories.add<OpA>("OpA", "I'm A");
+    named_factories.setup<OpA>("OpA", "I'm actually A"); // Edit
+    named_factories.add<OpB>("OpB1", "I'm B", " prime");
+    named_factories.add<OpB>("OpB2", "I'm a B", " junior");
+
+    // Actually instanciante.
+    OpInterface& opa  = named_factories.instanciate("OpA");
+    OpInterface& opb1 = named_factories.instanciate("OpB1");
+
+    // Call.
+    opa();
+    opb1();
+
+    // Instanciate and call.
+    named_factories.instanciate("OpB2")();
+
+
+    // Forge container using indices.
+    eoForgeVector<OpInterface> indexed_factories;
+
+    // Capture constructor's parameters and defer instanciation.
+    indexed_factories.add<OpA>("I'm A");
+    indexed_factories.setup<OpA>(0, "I'm actually A"); // Edit
+    indexed_factories.add<OpB>("I'm B", " prime");
+    indexed_factories.add<OpB>("I'm a B", " junior");
+
+    // Actually instanciante and call.
+    indexed_factories.instanciate(0)();
+    indexed_factories.instanciate(1)();
+    indexed_factories.instanciate(2)();
+}