Keyword: heuristics

Found 5460 papers in total
A clustering algorithm for item assignment in a synchronized zone order picking system
A clustering algorithm for item assignment in a synchronized zone order picking system
2005,
In a synchronized zone order picking system, all the zones process the same order...
Greedy algorithms for packing unequal circles into a rectangular container
Greedy algorithms for packing unequal circles into a rectangular container
2005,
In this paper, we study the problem of packing unequal circles into a two-dimensional...
A heuristic algorithm for the truckload and less-than-truckload problem
A heuristic algorithm for the truckload and less-than-truckload problem
2005,
The delivery of goods from a warehouse to local customers is an important and...
A new tabu search heuristic for the open vehicle routing problem
A new tabu search heuristic for the open vehicle routing problem
2005,
In this paper, another version of the vehicle routing problem – the open vehicle...
A metaheuristic for the vehicle-routing problem with soft time windows
A metaheuristic for the vehicle-routing problem with soft time windows
2004,
This paper develops a metaheuristic for the vehicle-routing and scheduling problem...
Solving the open vehicle routing problem via a single parameter metaheuristic algorithm
Solving the open vehicle routing problem via a single parameter metaheuristic algorithm
2005,
In this paper, we consider the open vehicle routing problem (OVRP), in which routes...
Path relinking for the vehicle routing problem
Path relinking for the vehicle routing problem
2006,
This paper descibes a tabu search heuristic with path relinking for the vehicle...
Waiting strategies for dynamic vehicle routing
Waiting strategies for dynamic vehicle routing
2005,
Many real-world vehicle routing problems are dynamic optimization problems, with...
Decision support for consumer direct grocery initiatives
Decision support for consumer direct grocery initiatives
2005,
Many companies with consumer direct service models, especially grocery delivery...
Optimal solutions to minimum total energy broadcasting problem in wireless ad hoc networks
Optimal solutions to minimum total energy broadcasting problem in wireless ad hoc networks
2006,
In this paper, we present three schemes to solve minimum total energy broadcasting...
Ant colony optimization for the examination scheduling problem
Ant colony optimization for the examination scheduling problem
2005,
Ant colony optimization is an evolutionary search procedure based on the way that ant...
Inverse modelling of multi-objective thermodynamically optimized turbojet engines using the Group Method of Data Handling-type neural networks and evolutionary algorithms
Inverse modelling of multi-objective thermodynamically optimized turbojet engines using the Group Method of Data Handling-type neural networks and evolutionary algorithms
2005,
A novel approach is presented in this article for obtaining inverse mapping of...
Solving the flight perturbation problem with metaheuristics
Solving the flight perturbation problem with metaheuristics
2006,
When there is a perturbation in a carefully constructed aircraft schedule, e.g. an...
A parallel hybrid local search algorithm for the container loading problem
A parallel hybrid local search algorithm for the container loading problem
2004,
In this contribution, a parallel hybrid local search algorithm for the...
Image registration with iterated local search
Image registration with iterated local search
2006,
This contribution is devoted to the application of iterated local search to image...
A hybrid heuristic for the maximum clique problem
A hybrid heuristic for the maximum clique problem
2006,
In this paper we present a heuristic based steady-state genetic algorithm for the...
Minimizing crossings in hierarchical digraphs with a hybridized genetic algorithm
Minimizing crossings in hierarchical digraphs with a hybridized genetic algorithm
2006,
Producing clear and intelligible layouts of hierarchical digraphs knows a renewed...
Creating very large scale neighborhoods out of smaller ones by compounding moves
Creating very large scale neighborhoods out of smaller ones by compounding moves
2006,
This paper discusses neighborhood search algorithms where the size of the neighborhood...
Evolutionary algorithms for periodic arc routing problems
Evolutionary algorithms for periodic arc routing problems
2005,
The capacitated arc routing problem (CARP) involves the routing of vehicles to treat a...
The harmony search heuristic algorithm for discrete structural optimization
The harmony search heuristic algorithm for discrete structural optimization
2005,
Many methods have been developed and are in use for structural size optimization...
Inventory control of raw materials under stochastic and seasonal lead times
Inventory control of raw materials under stochastic and seasonal lead times
2005,
Most inventory modelling has assumed stochastic demands and constant lead times....
Evolutionary estimation of macro-level diffusion models using genetic algorithms: an alternative to nonlinear least squares
Evolutionary estimation of macro-level diffusion models using genetic algorithms: an alternative to nonlinear least squares
2004,
In this paper, we provide theoretical arguments and empirical evidence for how Genetic...
Tabu search-based approach to multi-objective machine-part cell formation
Tabu search-based approach to multi-objective machine-part cell formation
2005,
The machine-part cell formation with respect to multiple objectives has been an...
Multi-objective assembly line balacing via a modified ant colony optimization technique
Multi-objective assembly line balacing via a modified ant colony optimization technique
2006,
A technique derived from ant colony optimization is presented that addresses multiple...
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