Keyword: heuristics

Found 5460 papers in total
A modified elastic net algorithm for traveling salesam problem
2005,
The modified elastic net algorithm for finding solutions to the traveling salesman...
Mixed strategy research on the online recoverable Canadian traveler problem on one road
2005,
The online recoverable Canadian traveler problem on one road is considered for the...
Heuristics for a bidding problem
2006,
In this paper, we study a bidding problem which can be modeled as a set packing...
Ant colony optimization for the cell assignment problem in PCS networks
2006,
Even though significant improvement to communications infrastructure has been attained...
A novel evolutionary meta-heuristic for the multi-objective optimization of real-world water distribution networks
2006,
Genetic algorithms are currently one of the state-of-the-art meta-heuristic techniques...
Modelling sewer failure by evolutionary computing
2006,
The sewer system is a service that is expected to function without interruptions....
Performance guarantees of a greedy algorithm for minimizing a supermodular set function on comatroid
2006,
We consider the problem of minimizing a supermodular set function on comatroid whose...
Variable neighborhood search for the vertex weighted k-cardinality tree problem
2006,
This paper presents some new heuristics based on variable neighborhood search to solve...
Shuffled frog-leaping algorithm: a memetic meta-heuristic for discrete optimization
2006,
A memetic meta-heuristic called the shuffled frog-leaping algorithm (SFLA) has been...
Evolving better population distribution and exploration in evolutionary multi-objective optimization
2006,
The aim of multi-objective evolutionary optimization is to minimize the distance...
A heuristic procedure for stochastic integer programs with complete recourse
2006,
In this paper, we propose a successive approximation heuristic which solves large...
Allocating servers to facilities, when demand is elastic to travel and waiting times
2005,
Public inoculation centers are examples of facilities providing service to customers...
Permutation-based genetic, tabu, and variable neighborhood search heuristics for multiprocessor scheduling with communication delays
2005,
The multiprocessor scheduling problem with communication delays that we consider in...
The sensitivity of probability assessments to time units and performer characteristics
2006,
This paper examines the sensitivity of probability judgments pertaining to real-world...
A hybrid surrogate and pattern search optimization method and application to microelectronics
2006,
A hybrid method for robust and efficient optimization process is developed by...
Distribution strategies that minimize inventory and vehicle routing costs in a two-echelon distribution system
2005,
Integrating transportation and inventory decisions has become one of the most studied...
Distribution assumptions and risk constraints in portfolio optimization
2005,
Empirical distributions are often claimed to be superior to parametric distributions,...
Exact and heuristic algorithms for solving the generalized minimum filter placement problem
2006,
We consider a problem of placing route-based filters in a communication network to...
Metaheuristic approaches for the multilevel resource-constrained lot-sizing problem with setup and lead times
2005,
We propose the use of metaheuristics for the resource-capacitated multilevel...
A note on the tool switching problem of a flexible machine
2006,
The problem of minimizing the total number of tool switches for a numerically...
MRP rescheduling heuristics with capacity extension under deterministic demand
2006,
The multi-stage, multi-machine capacitated lot-sizing problem (MSMMCLSP) consists of...
Metaheuristics for the mixed shop scheduling problem
2004,
In this paper, three metaheuristics are proposed for solving a class of job shop, open...
The assignment of individual renewable resources in scheduling
2004,
Resource constrained scheduling problems are concerned with the allocation of limited...
An algorithm for the job shop scheduling problem based on global equilibrium search techniques
2006,
The job shop scheduling problem is considered, and an algorithm based on the global...
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