Keyword: heuristics

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Three perspectives for solving the job grouping problem
Three perspectives for solving the job grouping problem
2001,
The production efficiency of printed circuit board assembly depends strongly on the...
Locating cells with bottleneck machines in cellular manufacturing systems
Locating cells with bottleneck machines in cellular manufacturing systems
2002,
Because of bottleneck machines, the assignment of machine-cells to locations is...
Performance of simulated annealing-based heuristic for the unconstrained binary quadratic programming problem
Performance of simulated annealing-based heuristic for the unconstrained binary quadratic programming problem
2001,
The unconstrained binary quadratic programming problem (BQP) is known to be NP-hard...
Using a hybrid of exact and genetic algorithms to design survivable networks
Using a hybrid of exact and genetic algorithms to design survivable networks
2002,
Wide-band technology has the capability to carry many services such as voice, video...
Optimal reorder decision utilizing centralized stock information in a two-echelon distribution system
Optimal reorder decision utilizing centralized stock information in a two-echelon distribution system
2002,
The objective of this paper is to develop an optimal reorder policy for a two-echelon...
A new method for solving capacitated location problems based on a set partitioning approach
A new method for solving capacitated location problems based on a set partitioning approach
2002,
We consider the capacitated p -median problem (CPMP) in which a set of n customers...
Buffer allocation in flow-shop-type production systems with general arrival and service patterns
Buffer allocation in flow-shop-type production systems with general arrival and service patterns
2002,
This study investigates the buffer allocation strategy of a flow-shop-type production...
Balancing of U-type assembly systems using simulated annealing
Balancing of U-type assembly systems using simulated annealing
2001,
The paper presents a new simulated annealing (SA)-based algorithm for the assembly...
Lot-sizing in capacitated multi-stage, serial systems
Lot-sizing in capacitated multi-stage, serial systems
2001,
The lot-sizing problem in capacitated multi-stage systems with a serial product...
A simple and effective heuristic for the resource constrained project scheduling problem
A simple and effective heuristic for the resource constrained project scheduling problem
2001,
This paper investigates the development and application of a simple heuristic to the...
Local search heuristics for two-stage flow shop problems with secondary criterion
Local search heuristics for two-stage flow shop problems with secondary criterion
2002,
This paper develops and compares different local search heuristics for the two-stage...
Fast parallel heuristics for the job shop scheduling problem
Fast parallel heuristics for the job shop scheduling problem
2002,
The paper is dealing with parallelized versions of simulated annealing-based...
Minimizing makespan in a two-machine flowshop with dynamic arrivals allowed
Minimizing makespan in a two-machine flowshop with dynamic arrivals allowed
2002,
This paper considers a scheduling problem for a two-machine flowshop where a discrete...
Scheduling parallel machines with a single server: Some solvable cases and heuristics
Scheduling parallel machines with a single server: Some solvable cases and heuristics
2002,
This paper considers the problem of scheduling two identical parallel machines with a...
Dry-or-buy decision support for dry kiln scheduling in furniture production
Dry-or-buy decision support for dry kiln scheduling in furniture production
2001,
In this paper, a dry-or-buy cost model for a dry kiln scheduling problem in the...
An heuristic of changes for the scheduling problems of jobs in uniform processors
An heuristic of changes for the scheduling problems of jobs in uniform processors
2000,
This paper examines the nonpreemptive assignment of independent jobs to a system of...
An order batching algorithm for wave picking in a parallel-aisle warehouse
An order batching algorithm for wave picking in a parallel-aisle warehouse
2001,
In this paper we address the problem of batching orders in a parallel-aisle warehouse,...
A tabu search method for the truck and trailer routing problem
A tabu search method for the truck and trailer routing problem
2002,
A solution construction method and a tabu search improvement heuristic coupled with...
Bounds for a problem of sequencing patterns
Bounds for a problem of sequencing patterns
1999,
In some wood cutting settings, the cutting sequence of the patterns produced to...
Linear one-dimensional cutting–packing problems: Numerical experiments with sequential value correction method (SVC) and a modified branch-and-bound method (MBB)
Linear one-dimensional cutting–packing problems: Numerical experiments with sequential value correction method (SVC) and a modified branch-and-bound method (MBB)
2000,
Two algorithms for the one-dimensional cutting problem, namely, a modified...
The impact of product substitution on retail merchandising
The impact of product substitution on retail merchandising
2001,
We analyze the impact of product substitution on two key aspects of retail...
Petri net approach to disassembly process planning for products with complex AND/OR precedence relationships
Petri net approach to disassembly process planning for products with complex AND/OR precedence relationships
2001,
We present a Petri net (PN)-based approach to automatically generate disassembly...
A genetic algorithm approach to the product line design problem using the seller's return criterion: An extensive comparative computational study
A genetic algorithm approach to the product line design problem using the seller's return criterion: An extensive comparative computational study
2001,
In this paper we deal with the product line design problem employing the seller's...
An efficiency frontier approach for the design of cellular manufacturing systems in a lumpy demand environment
An efficiency frontier approach for the design of cellular manufacturing systems in a lumpy demand environment
2001,
A new multi-objective approach for the cell formation problem in a lumpy demand...
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