Keyword: heuristics

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Robust design of a cellular-line production system with unreliable facilities
Robust design of a cellular-line production system with unreliable facilities
2005,
A cellular-line production system consists of multiple flow shops which are individual...
Hybrid genetic algorithm for multi-time period production/distribution planning
Hybrid genetic algorithm for multi-time period production/distribution planning
2005,
In this paper, we deal with a production/distribution problem to determine an...
Scheduling flexible flow lines with sequence-dependent setup times
Scheduling flexible flow lines with sequence-dependent setup times
2004,
This paper examines scheduling in flexible flow lines with sequence-dependent setup...
Filtered and recovering beam search algorithms for the early/tardy scheduling problem with no idle time
Filtered and recovering beam search algorithms for the early/tardy scheduling problem with no idle time
2005,
In this paper, we presented filtered and recovering beam search algorithms for the...
Evolutionary algorithms for scheduling a flowshop manufacturing cell with sequence dependent family setups
Evolutionary algorithms for scheduling a flowshop manufacturing cell with sequence dependent family setups
2005,
This paper considers the problem of scheduling part families and jobs within each part...
A hybrid approach of genetic algorithms and local optimizers in cell loading
A hybrid approach of genetic algorithms and local optimizers in cell loading
2005,
In this paper, the potential application of genetic algorithms to cell loading is...
Production and delivery scheduling problem with time windows
Production and delivery scheduling problem with time windows
2005,
This paper deals with the problem of selecting and scheduling the orders to be...
A genetic algorithm with modified crossover operator and search area adaptation for the job-shop scheduling problem
A genetic algorithm with modified crossover operator and search area adaptation for the job-shop scheduling problem
2005,
The genetic algorithm with search area adaptation (GSA) has a capacity for adapting to...
The scheduling problem of printed circuit boards for multiple non-identical parallel machines
The scheduling problem of printed circuit boards for multiple non-identical parallel machines
2004,
The scheduling problem of n printed circuit boards (PCBs) for m non-identical parallel...
A new rule for minimizing the number of tardy jobs in dynamic flow shops
A new rule for minimizing the number of tardy jobs in dynamic flow shops
2004,
In this paper we present a new scheduling rule for minimizing the number of tardy jobs...
A genetic algorithm for an industrial multiprocessor flow shop scheduling problem with recirculation
A genetic algorithm for an industrial multiprocessor flow shop scheduling problem with recirculation
2004,
We propose in this paper an effective heuristic algorithm to solve a scheduling...
A tabu method for the problem of scheduling tasks on processors in the presence of communication delays
A tabu method for the problem of scheduling tasks on processors in the presence of communication delays
2000,
This paper deals with the problem of scheduling n tasks on m identical processors in...
Machine scheduling with job delivery coordination
Machine scheduling with job delivery coordination
2004,
This paper considers together machine scheduling and finished product delivery. In...
A multi-start local search algorithm for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
A multi-start local search algorithm for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
2004,
In this paper a multi-start local search (MSLS) heuristic is proposed for the vehicle...
Heuristics for the one-commodity pickup-and-delivery traveling salesman problem
Heuristics for the one-commodity pickup-and-delivery traveling salesman problem
2004,
This paper deals with a generalisation of the well-known traveling salesman problem...
Heuristic sensitivity analysis for baker's yeast model parameters
Heuristic sensitivity analysis for baker's yeast model parameters
2004,
Baker's yeast, essentially composed by living cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae , used...
Comparing metaheuristic algorithms for Sonet network design problems
Comparing metaheuristic algorithms for Sonet network design problems
2005,
This paper considers two problems that arise in the design of optical...
Minimizing the cost of placing and sizing wavelength division multiplexing and optical crossconnect equipment in a telecommunications network
Minimizing the cost of placing and sizing wavelength division multiplexing and optical crossconnect equipment in a telecommunications network
2005,
Cost reduction is a major concern when designing optical fiber networks....
Variable chromosome length genetic algorithm for progressive refinement in topology optimization
Variable chromosome length genetic algorithm for progressive refinement in topology optimization
2005,
This article introduces variable chromosome lengths (VCL) in the context of a genetic...
A simulated annealing approach for the circular cutting problem
A simulated annealing approach for the circular cutting problem
2004,
We propose a heuristic for the constrained and unconstrained circular cutting problem...
Cockpit crew scheduling using set partitioning problem
Cockpit crew scheduling using set partitioning problem
2004,
Efficient crew scheduling for cockpit crew is important in airline industry due to...
Different methods of traffic forecast based on real data
Different methods of traffic forecast based on real data
2004,
Different methods to forecast traffic are analysed and discussed. An elementary...
Solving group Steiner problems as Steiner problems
Solving group Steiner problems as Steiner problems
2004,
The generalized spanning tree or group Steiner problem (GSP) is a generalization of...
Evaluating Kohonen's learning rule: An approach through genetic algorithms
Evaluating Kohonen's learning rule: An approach through genetic algorithms
2004,
This paper examines the technical foundations of the self-organising map (SOM). It...
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