Keyword: heuristics

Found 5460 papers in total
An approach to determine storage locations of containers at seaport terminals
An approach to determine storage locations of containers at seaport terminals
2001,
This paper models the seaport system with the objective of determining the optimal...
Optimal structural design by ant colony optimization
Optimal structural design by ant colony optimization
2000,
Ant colony optimization (ACO) is a relatively new heuristic combinatorial optimization...
Progressive hedging as a meta-heuristic applied to stochastic lot-sizing
Progressive hedging as a meta-heuristic applied to stochastic lot-sizing
2001,
In a great many situations, the data for optimization problems cannot be known with...
A simulated annealing algorithm for dynamic layout problem
A simulated annealing algorithm for dynamic layout problem
2001,
Increased level of volatility in today's manufacturing world demanded new approaches...
A high-performance exact method for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem
A high-performance exact method for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem
2001,
This paper describes an efficient exact algorithm for project scheduling with resource...
The peak load minimization problem in cyclic production
The peak load minimization problem in cyclic production
2001,
The objective of this study is to determine a production schedule for a set of jobs so...
A memetic algorithm for the total tardiness single machine scheduling problem
A memetic algorithm for the total tardiness single machine scheduling problem
2001,
In this paper, a new memetic algorithm (MA) for the total tardiness single machine...
A greedy look-ahead heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
A greedy look-ahead heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
2001,
In this paper we consider the problem of physically distributing finished goods from a...
Solving travelling salesman problems with an intelligent search approach
Solving travelling salesman problems with an intelligent search approach
2001,
This paper presents a solution approach for addressing travelling salesman problems by...
Questioning the relative virtues of dynamic lot sizing rules
Questioning the relative virtues of dynamic lot sizing rules
2001,
This paper begins by relating a brief history of lot sizing to a review of current...
Approximation algorithms for some optimum communication spanning tree problems
Approximation algorithms for some optimum communication spanning tree problems
2000,
Let G =( V,E,w ) be an undirected graph with nonnegative edge length function w and...
A new adaptive neural network and heuristics hybrid approach for job-shop scheduling
A new adaptive neural network and heuristics hybrid approach for job-shop scheduling
2001,
A new adaptive neural network and heuristics hybrid approach for job-shop scheduling...
A heuristic approach for single-machine scheduling with due dates and class setups
A heuristic approach for single-machine scheduling with due dates and class setups
2001,
The single-machine sequence-independent class setup scheduling problem is examined in...
Scheduling experiments on a nuclear reactor using mixed integer programming
Scheduling experiments on a nuclear reactor using mixed integer programming
2001,
This paper describes an approach for scheduling a nuclear reactor that irradiates...
Scheduling using tabu search methods with intensification and diversification
Scheduling using tabu search methods with intensification and diversification
2001,
After spending five years in Medical School, physician students have to complete...
A Kohonen self-organizing map approach to addressing a multiple objective, mixed-model just in time sequencing system
A Kohonen self-organizing map approach to addressing a multiple objective, mixed-model just in time sequencing system
2001,
A technique is presented which addresses a JIT production-scheduling problem where two...
Resource-constrained project scheduling: An evaluation of adaptive control schemes for parameterized sampling heuristics
Resource-constrained project scheduling: An evaluation of adaptive control schemes for parameterized sampling heuristics
2001,
For most computationally intractable problems there exists no simple heuristic that...
Modified heuristic algorithms for scheduling multiple batch processors with incompatible job families
Modified heuristic algorithms for scheduling multiple batch processors with incompatible job families
2001,
This paper considers the problem of scheduling Parallel Non-Identical Batch Processors...
A common due-date assignment problem on parallel identical machines
A common due-date assignment problem on parallel identical machines
2001,
We address a job scheduling and due-date assignment problem on parallel identical...
Benchmarks for scheduling on a single machine against restrictive and unrestrictive common due dates
Benchmarks for scheduling on a single machine against restrictive and unrestrictive common due dates
2001,
We consider the NP-hard problem of scheduling jobs on a single machine against common...
Artificial intelligence search methods for multi-machine two-stage scheduling with due date penalty, inventory, and machining costs
Artificial intelligence search methods for multi-machine two-stage scheduling with due date penalty, inventory, and machining costs
2001,
This paper evaluates artificial intelligence search methods for multi-machine...
A performance analysis of dispatching rules and a heuristic in static flowshops with missing operations of jobs
A performance analysis of dispatching rules and a heuristic in static flowshops with missing operations of jobs
2001,
An experimental investigation of the performance of dispatching rules and a heuristic...
Sequencing constant work-in progress (CONWIP) flow-shops: Analysis and heuristics
Sequencing constant work-in progress (CONWIP) flow-shops: Analysis and heuristics
2001,
In this paper, we address the backlog sequencing problem in a flow-shop controlled by...
A parallel two-phase metaheuristic for routing problems with time windows
A parallel two-phase metaheuristic for routing problems with time windows
2001,
This paper describes the parallelization of a two-phase metaheuristic for the vehicle...
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