Keyword: heuristics

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Variable neighborhood decomposition search for the edge weighted k-cardinality tree problem
Variable neighborhood decomposition search for the edge weighted k-cardinality tree problem
2004,
The minimum k -cardinality tree problem on graph G consists in finding a subtree of G...
A parallel multlevel metaheuristic for graph partitioning
A parallel multlevel metaheuristic for graph partitioning
2004,
One significant problem of optimisation which occurs in many scientific areas is that...
Data mining with genetic algorithms on binary trees
Data mining with genetic algorithms on binary trees
2003,
This paper focuses on the automatic interaction detection (AID)-technique, which...
Periodic review, push inventory policies for remanufacturing
Periodic review, push inventory policies for remanufacturing
2003,
Sustainability has become a major issue in most economies, causing many leading...
A heuristic method for large-scale multi-facility location problems
A heuristic method for large-scale multi-facility location problems
2004,
A heuristic method for solving large-scale multi-facility location problems is...
Dominant, an algorithm for the p-center problem
Dominant, an algorithm for the p-center problem
2003,
In this paper we present Dominant , an algorithm for the p -center problem, that is...
Directional decomposition heuristic for a linear machine-cell location problem
Directional decomposition heuristic for a linear machine-cell location problem
2003,
A machine-cell itself can be treated as a machine, and the location of such a cell in...
The design of reverse distribution networks: Models and solution procedures
The design of reverse distribution networks: Models and solution procedures
2003,
Reverse distribution, or the management of product return flows, induced by various...
Neighborhood search heuristics for the uncapacitated facility location problem
Neighborhood search heuristics for the uncapacitated facility location problem
2003,
The uncapacitated facility location problem is one of choosing sites among a set of...
Lexicographic local search and the p-center problem
Lexicographic local search and the p-center problem
2003,
We introduce a local search strategy that suits combinatorial optimization problems...
Upper and lower bounds for the single source capacitated location problem
Upper and lower bounds for the single source capacitated location problem
2003,
The single source capacitated location problem is considered. Given a set of potential...
Insertion techniques for static and dynamic resource-constrained project scheduling
Insertion techniques for static and dynamic resource-constrained project scheduling
2003,
A flow network model is presented for the static resource-constrained project...
Resource-constrained project scheduling: A critical activity reordering heuristic
Resource-constrained project scheduling: A critical activity reordering heuristic
2003,
In this paper, we present a new metaheuristic algorithm for the resource-constrained...
A queueing control model for retail services having back room operations and cross-trained workers
A queueing control model for retail services having back room operations and cross-trained workers
2004,
Many retail service facilities have both front room and back room operations, The...
A new heuristic for m-machine flowshop scheduling problem with bicriteria of makespan and maximum tardiness
A new heuristic for m-machine flowshop scheduling problem with bicriteria of makespan and maximum tardiness
2004,
This paper addresses the m -machine flowshop problem with the objective of minimizing...
A tabu search algorithm for parallel machine total tardiness problem
A tabu search algorithm for parallel machine total tardiness problem
2004,
In this study, we consider the problem of scheduling a set of independent jobs with...
Scheduling under machine breakdown in a continuous process industry
Scheduling under machine breakdown in a continuous process industry
2004,
In many continuous process industries, machine breakdowns may affect the planned...
Improved genetic algorithm for the permutation flowshop scheduling problem
Improved genetic algorithm for the permutation flowshop scheduling problem
2004,
Genetic algorithms (GAs) are search heuristics used to solve global optimization...
An ant colony system for permutation flow-shop sequencing
An ant colony system for permutation flow-shop sequencing
2004,
Ant colony system (ACS) is a novel meta-heuristic inspired by the foraging behavior of...
A note on the shortest processing time heuristic for solving scheduling problems with generalized due dates
A note on the shortest processing time heuristic for solving scheduling problems with generalized due dates
2004,
Two NP-hard scheduling problems on parallel identical machines with generalized due...
Heuristic algorithms for multiprocessor task scheduling in a two-stage hybrid flow-shop
Heuristic algorithms for multiprocessor task scheduling in a two-stage hybrid flow-shop
2003,
The aim of this paper is to propose heuristic algorithms for a two-stage flow-shop...
Genetic algorithms to minimize the weighted number of late jobs on a single machine
Genetic algorithms to minimize the weighted number of late jobs on a single machine
2003,
The general one-machine scheduling problem is strongly NP -Hard when the objective is...
Job-shop scheduling with processing alternatives
Job-shop scheduling with processing alternatives
2003,
In this paper we study an extension of the job-shop scheduling problem where the job...
Solving the continuous flow-shop scheduling problem by metaheuristics
Solving the continuous flow-shop scheduling problem by metaheuristics
2003,
Continuous flow-shop scheduling problems circumscribe an important class of sequencing...
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