Keyword: heuristics

Found 5460 papers in total
Automatic production planning of press brakes for sheet metal bending
Automatic production planning of press brakes for sheet metal bending
2006,
This paper discusses the planning module of system that has been developed in a...
Heuristic and optimal solutions for set-covering problems in conservation biology
Heuristic and optimal solutions for set-covering problems in conservation biology
2003,
Area-selection methods have recently gained prominence in conservation biology. A...
An efficient approach for the three-dimensional container packing problem with practical constraints
An efficient approach for the three-dimensional container packing problem with practical constraints
2004,
This paper deals with the three-dimensional container packing problem (3DCPP), which...
A pseudo-polynomially solvable case of the loader problem in modern logistics technology
A pseudo-polynomially solvable case of the loader problem in modern logistics technology
2005,
The loader problem is a real problem from logistics technology. The embryonic form of...
Online LIB problems: Heuristics for Bin Covering and lower bounds for Bin Packing
Online LIB problems: Heuristics for Bin Covering and lower bounds for Bin Packing
2005,
We consider the NP Hard problems of online Bin Covering and Packing while requiring...
Safety and reliability optimisation of captive power plants using intelligent maintenance scheduling
Safety and reliability optimisation of captive power plants using intelligent maintenance scheduling
2006,
This paper describes the intelligent maintenance scheduling of a captive thermal plant...
Comparison of two evolutionary algorithms for optimization of bridge deck repairs
Comparison of two evolutionary algorithms for optimization of bridge deck repairs
2006,
Prioritization of bridge decks for maintenance and repair purposes involves decisions...
Performance-based earthquake engineering using structural optimisation tools
Performance-based earthquake engineering using structural optimisation tools
2006,
A Performance-Based Design (PBD) procedure for steel structures using structural...
Development and evaluation of decision-making model for stock markets
Development and evaluation of decision-making model for stock markets
2006,
The paper introduces an intelligent decision-making model which is based on the...
Design of the Federal Express large package sort facility
Design of the Federal Express large package sort facility
2006,
In this paper, two mixed integer programming models, the Aggregate Bin Assignment...
Using mixed integer programming for solving the capacitated arc routing problem with vehicle/site dependencies with an application to the routing of residential sanitation collection vehicles
Using mixed integer programming for solving the capacitated arc routing problem with vehicle/site dependencies with an application to the routing of residential sanitation collection vehicles
2006,
We present the Composite Approach for solving the Capacitated Arc Routing Problem with...
Greedy-type-resistance of combinatorial problems
Greedy-type-resistance of combinatorial problems
2006,
This paper gives a sufficient condition for a combinatorial problem to be greedy-type...
Integer and fractional multicommodity flows linked by a capacity constraint
Integer and fractional multicommodity flows linked by a capacity constraint
2005,
We present here a Flow/Multicommodity Flow model for Transportation and Production...
An optimization model for stochastic project networks with cash flows
An optimization model for stochastic project networks with cash flows
2006,
Project networks – or PERT networks – can be characterized by random...
A percentile search heuristic for generalized assignment problems with a very large number of jobs
A percentile search heuristic for generalized assignment problems with a very large number of jobs
2005,
This article presents a new heuristic for generalized assignment problems with a very...
About the choice of the variable to unassign in a decision repair algorithm
About the choice of the variable to unassign in a decision repair algorithm
2005,
The decision repair algorithm, which has been designed to solve constraint...
Generic hybrid algorithms for solving constraint satisfaction problems
Generic hybrid algorithms for solving constraint satisfaction problems
2005,
In this paper, we present a generic hybrid algorithm for combining complete...
An algorithm for approximate multiparametric convex programming
An algorithm for approximate multiparametric convex programming
2006,
For multiparametric convex nonlinear programming problems we propose a recursive...
LP based heuristics for the multiple knapsack problem with assignment restrictions
LP based heuristics for the multiple knapsack problem with assignment restrictions
2006,
Starting with a problem in wireless telecommunication, we are led to study the...
Bayesian stopping rules for greedy randomized procedures
Bayesian stopping rules for greedy randomized procedures
2006,
A greedy randomized adaptive search procedure (GRASP) is proposed for the approximate...
A quick reduction algorithm and its applications for 0/1-knapsack problem
A quick reduction algorithm and its applications for 0/1-knapsack problem
2005,
Based on mathematical inference, this paper proposes a quick reduction algorithm for...
Differential evolution for solving multiobjective optimization problems
Differential evolution for solving multiobjective optimization problems
2004,
The use of evolutionary strategies (ESs) to solve problems with multiple objectives...
Experimental analysis of some variants of Vogel's approximation method
Experimental analysis of some variants of Vogel's approximation method
2004,
This paper presents a variant of Vogel's approximation method (VAM) for transportation...
Solving the asymmetric traveling purchaser problem
Solving the asymmetric traveling purchaser problem
2006,
The Asymmetric Traveling Purchaser Problem (ATPP) is a generalization of the...
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