Keyword: heuristics

Found 5460 papers in total
Single processor scheduling with job values depending on their completion times
2007,
The paper deals with a single processor scheduling problem in which the sum of values...
When it is worthwhile to work with the stochastic Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Project?
2007,
The Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Project (RCPSP), together with some of its...
A two-stage stochastic programming approach for project planning with uncertain activity durations
2007,
This paper investigates the problem of setting target finish times (due dates) for...
Heuristics for search sequencing under time-dependent probabilities of existence
2007,
We consider the problem of determining a route of a search resource to search visually...
Shipper collaboration
2007,
The interest in collaborative logistics is fuelled by the ever increasing pressure on...
Solving four-echelon integrated inventory model using a heuristic approach
2007,
Supply chain management is the integration of logistics and information from the...
Routing of a hazmat truck in the presence of weather systems
2007,
This paper focuses on the effects of weather systems on hazmat routing. We start by...
Delivery itineraries and distribution capacity of a freight network with time slots
2007,
The paper focuses on the distribution problem of delivering goods to medium size...
Inventory routing with continuous moves
2007,
The typical inventory routing problem deals with the repeated distribution of a single...
A heuristic algorithm for multi-path orienteering problem with capacity constraint
2007,
This study deals with a type of vehicle routing problem faced by managers of some...
On the tour partitioning heuristic for the unit demand capacitated vehicle routing problem
2007,
The tour partitioning heuristic for the vehicle routing problem assumes an unlimited...
Cyclic preference scheduling of nurses using a Lagrangian-based heuristic
2007,
This paper addresses the problem of developing cyclic schedules for nurses while...
Fast and efficient methods for industrial floor assembly
2007,
In the wooden flooring manufacturing industry, floor quality is directly related to...
Hybrid decomposition heuristics for solving large-scale scheduling problems in semiconductor wafer fabrication
2007,
Most shop-floor scheduling policies used in practice rely on dispatching, making use...
A heuristic scheduling algorithm for parallel machines job sorting with dynamic time window
2006,
Cargo and parcel loading and unloading in flight turnaround ground service is a...
A study on location of railway baggage and parcel logistics base and distribution sites
2006,
Location of baggage and parcel logistics base and distribution sites is an important...
A new model for equilibrium network design problem and algorithm
2006,
In the urban traffic network design problems, the links which will be added or...
An insertion heuristic for scheduling Mobility Allowance Shuttle Transit (MAST) services
2007,
In this paper, we develop an insertion heuristic for scheduling Mobility Allowance...
Container vessel scheduling with bi-directional flows
2007,
We consider a strongly NP-hard container vessel scheduling problem with bi-directional...
An adaptive heuristic cross-entropy algorithm for optimal design of water distribution systems
2007,
The optimal design problem of a water distribution system is to find the water...
A list heuristic for vertex cover
2007,
We analyze a list heuristic for the vertex cover problem that handles the vertices in...
New greedy heuristics for the Multiple-choice Multi-dimensional Knapsack Problem
2007,
This paper examines the Multiple-choice Multi-dimensional Knapsack Problem (MMKP)...
Performance ratio analysis of several heuristics algorithm for the travelling salesman problem
2005,
The performance ratios of the cheapest insertion method, nearest insertion method and...
Heuristic algorithm for solving traveling salesman problem with pickup and delivery
2006,
An assumption is usually introduced into traveling salesman problem with pickup and...
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