Keyword: heuristics

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A genetic scheduling methodology for virtual cellular manufacturing systems: an industrial application
A genetic scheduling methodology for virtual cellular manufacturing systems: an industrial application
2005,
Effective solutions to the cell formation and the production scheduling problems are...
A genetic algorithm-based approach to machine assignment problem
A genetic algorithm-based approach to machine assignment problem
2005,
Over the last few decades, production scheduling problems have received much...
Heuristics for the N-product, M-stage, economic lot sizing and scheduling problem with dynamic demand
Heuristics for the N-product, M-stage, economic lot sizing and scheduling problem with dynamic demand
2005,
This paper presents a new composite heuristics approach for solving the N -product, M...
Flowshop-scheduling problems with makespan criterion: a review
Flowshop-scheduling problems with makespan criterion: a review
2005,
This paper is a complete survey of flowshop-scheduling problems and contributions from...
Flexible job shop scheduling based on Petri-net model: Ant colony optimization and genetic algorithm hierarchical evolutionary optimization approach
Flexible job shop scheduling based on Petri-net model: Ant colony optimization and genetic algorithm hierarchical evolutionary optimization approach
2004,
A controlled timed Petri-net was used to model discrete events in flexible production...
A model for shelf space allocation and inventory control considering location and inventory level effects on demand
A model for shelf space allocation and inventory control considering location and inventory level effects on demand
2005,
Shelf on which products are being displayed is one of the most important resources in...
Solving the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands using the cross-entropy method
Solving the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands using the cross-entropy method
2005,
An alternate formulation of the classical vehicle routing problem with stochastic...
Particle swarm optimization for vehicle routing problem with time windows
Particle swarm optimization for vehicle routing problem with time windows
2004,
This paper introduces a proposal to extend the heuristic called Particle Swarm...
Using information on unconstrained student demand to improve university course schedules
Using information on unconstrained student demand to improve university course schedules
2005,
We examine how using information on unconstrained demand can improve operational...
A column generation approach for solving a non-temporal forest harvest model with spatial structure constraints
A column generation approach for solving a non-temporal forest harvest model with spatial structure constraints
2005,
We present an integer programming model for a non-temporal forest harvest problem with...
Allocation of stands and cutting patterns to logging crews using a tabu search heuristic
Allocation of stands and cutting patterns to logging crews using a tabu search heuristic
1998,
An algorithm that combines tabu search principles with a simple improvement-swapping...
An optimization model for balanced loading problems
An optimization model for balanced loading problems
2004,
Based on railway transportation, a mathematical model is presented with multiple...
A multi-objective evolutionary programming approach to the ‘object location’ spatial analysis and optimisation problem within the urban water management domain
A multi-objective evolutionary programming approach to the ‘object location’ spatial analysis and optimisation problem within the urban water management domain
2005,
Evolutionary programming (EP) is an application of the concepts of Darwinian evolution...
Genetic algorithm for optimal operating policy of a multipurpose reservoir
Genetic algorithm for optimal operating policy of a multipurpose reservoir
2005,
This paper presents a Genetic Algorithm (GA) model for finding the optimal operating...
A list-based compact representation for large decision tables management
A list-based compact representation for large decision tables management
2005,
Due to the huge size of the tables we manage when dealing with real decision-making...
Mathematical models and a constructive heuristic for finding minimum fundamental cycle bases
Mathematical models and a constructive heuristic for finding minimum fundamental cycle bases
2005,
The problem of finding a fundamental cycle basis with minimum total cost in a graph...
Importance sampling simulations of Markovian reliability systems using cross-entropy
Importance sampling simulations of Markovian reliability systems using cross-entropy
2005,
This paper reports simulation experiments, applying the cross entropy method such as...
Heuristic method for a mixed capacitated arc routing problem: A refuse collection application
Heuristic method for a mixed capacitated arc routing problem: A refuse collection application
2005,
The capacitated arc routing problem (CARP) is known to be NP-hard. The aim of this...
A tutorial in the cross-entropy method
A tutorial in the cross-entropy method
2005,
The cross-entropy (CE) method is a new generic approach to combinatorial and...
Application of the cross-entropy method to the buffer allocation problem in a simulation-based environment
Application of the cross-entropy method to the buffer allocation problem in a simulation-based environment
2005,
The buffer allocation problem (BAP) is a well-known difficult problem in the design of...
On the convergence of the cross-entropy method
On the convergence of the cross-entropy method
2005,
The cross-entropy method is a relatively new method for combinatorial optimization....
A state-of-the-art report on global optimisation methodology
A state-of-the-art report on global optimisation methodology
2001,
We present a review of the main “global optimization” methods. The paper...
The extended concentric tabu for the quadratic assignment problem
The extended concentric tabu for the quadratic assignment problem
2005,
In this paper we propose to extend the concentric tabu search for the quadratic...
Colony location algorithm for assignment problems
Colony location algorithm for assignment problems
2004,
A novel algorithm called Colony Location Algorithm (CLA) is proposed. It mimics the...
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