Keyword: heuristics

Found 5460 papers in total
Prediction of insolvency in non-life insurance companies using support vector machines, genetic algorithms and simulated annealing
Prediction of insolvency in non-life insurance companies using support vector machines, genetic algorithms and simulated annealing
2004,
In this paper we propose an approach to predict insolvency of non-life insurance...
An evolutionary Grey Hop, Skip and Jump approach: Generating alternative policies for the expansion of waste management
An evolutionary Grey Hop, Skip and Jump approach: Generating alternative policies for the expansion of waste management
2003,
Evolutionary simulation–optimization methods are combined with a Grey Hop, Skip,...
GHHAGA for environmental systems optimization
GHHAGA for environmental systems optimization
2005,
The global optimization of complicated nonlinear systems is mathematically intractable...
A hospital facility layout problem finally solved
A hospital facility layout problem finally solved
2001,
This paper presents a history of a difficult facility layout problem that falls into...
Scheduling injection moulding operations with multiple resource constraints and sequence dependent setup times and costs
Scheduling injection moulding operations with multiple resource constraints and sequence dependent setup times and costs
2005,
This paper addresses a production scheduling problem in an injection molding facility....
Combining simulation with evolutionary algorithms for optimal planning under uncertainty: An application to Municipal Solid Waste management planning in the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth
Combining simulation with evolutionary algorithms for optimal planning under uncertainty: An application to Municipal Solid Waste management planning in the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth
2003,
Many uncertain factors exist in the planning for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)...
Approximating a finite element model by neural network prediction for facility optimization in groundwater engineering
Approximating a finite element model by neural network prediction for facility optimization in groundwater engineering
2005,
A common technique for modeling complex systems in many computational engineering...
Maximizing the value of an Earth observation satellite orbit
Maximizing the value of an Earth observation satellite orbit
2005,
Earth observation satellites are platforms equipped with optical instruments that...
Devising a quick-running heuristic for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) routing system
Devising a quick-running heuristic for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) routing system
2005,
UAVs provide reconnaissance support for the US military and often need operational...
Planning vehicle transhipment in a seaport automobile terminal using a multi-agent system
Planning vehicle transhipment in a seaport automobile terminal using a multi-agent system
2005,
A multi-agent system (MAS) for supporting the planning of transhipments of imported...
Parallel Tabu search heuristics for the dynamic multi-vehicle dial-a-ride problem
Parallel Tabu search heuristics for the dynamic multi-vehicle dial-a-ride problem
2004,
In the Dial-a-Ride problem (DARP) users specify transportation requests between...
Joint optimization for area traffic control and network flow
Joint optimization for area traffic control and network flow
2005,
A joint optimization problem for solving area traffic control and network flow is...
The master bay plan problem: a solution method based on its connection to the three-dimensional bin packing problem
The master bay plan problem: a solution method based on its connection to the three-dimensional bin packing problem
2003,
This paper addresses the problem of determining stowage plans for containers in a...
A decomposition heuristic for the container ship stowage problem
A decomposition heuristic for the container ship stowage problem
2006,
In this paper we face the problem of stowing a containership, referred to as the...
Establishing an optimization model for sewer system layout with applied genetic algorithm
Establishing an optimization model for sewer system layout with applied genetic algorithm
2005,
In this study, a genetic algorithm (GA) is first used to establish a combinatorial...
Benchmark tests of evolutionary algorithms: mathematic evaluation and application to water distribution systems
Benchmark tests of evolutionary algorithms: mathematic evaluation and application to water distribution systems
2006,
Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) are a set of probabilistic optimization algorithms based...
Water supply reservoir operation by combined genetic algorithm–linear programming (GA–LP) approach
Water supply reservoir operation by combined genetic algorithm–linear programming (GA–LP) approach
2006,
Multi-reservoir operation planning is a complex task involving many variables,...
Improved local search algorithms for the rectangle packing problem with general spatial costs
Improved local search algorithms for the rectangle packing problem with general spatial costs
2005,
The rectangle packing problem with general spatial costs is to pack given rectangles...
Data dependent worst case bounds for weighted set packing
Data dependent worst case bounds for weighted set packing
2005,
We develop data dependent worst case bounds for three simple greedy algorithms for the...
A polynomial case of the parsimony haplotyping problem
A polynomial case of the parsimony haplotyping problem
2006,
The parsimony haplotyping problem was shown to be NP-hard when each genotype had...
A multiple objective grouping genetic algorithm for assembly line design
A multiple objective grouping genetic algorithm for assembly line design
2001,
The purpose of this paper is to describe some of the main problems concerning assembly...
An overview of techniques for genetic evolution of fuzzy systems
An overview of techniques for genetic evolution of fuzzy systems
2003,
Genetic algorithms have recently gained notoriety as search engines of remarkable...
A study of Ant Colony Optimization capabilities for solving the maximum clique problem
A study of Ant Colony Optimization capabilities for solving the maximum clique problem
2006,
This paper investigates the capabilities of the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO)...
Network service scheduling and routing
Network service scheduling and routing
2004,
Real-life vehicle routing problems generally have both routing and scheduling aspects...
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