Keyword: heuristics

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A comparison of local search methods for flow shop scheduling
A comparison of local search methods for flow shop scheduling
1996,
Local search techniques are widely used to obtain approximate solutions to a variety...
Single machine scheduling with major and minor setup times: A tabu search approach
Single machine scheduling with major and minor setup times: A tabu search approach
1996,
The paper deals with a single machine scheduling problem in which jobs are grouped...
Using metaheuristics for solving a production scheduling problem in a chemical firm: A case study
Using metaheuristics for solving a production scheduling problem in a chemical firm: A case study
1996,
The problem is raised by a workshop management team in a chemical industry producing...
Minimizing total tardiness for single machine sequencing
Minimizing total tardiness for single machine sequencing
1996,
The authors consider the single machine sequencing problem in which each job has a...
Formulations and heuristics for scheduling in a buffer-constrained flowshop and flowline-based manufacturing cell with different buffer-space requirements for jobs: Part 1
Formulations and heuristics for scheduling in a buffer-constrained flowshop and flowline-based manufacturing cell with different buffer-space requirements for jobs: Part 1
1996,
This paper is the first of two dealing with the problem of scheduling in a permutation...
A contracting model for flexible distributed scheduling
A contracting model for flexible distributed scheduling
1996,
The authors are interested in building systems of autonomous agents that can automate...
Vehicle routeing with multiple use of vehicles
Vehicle routeing with multiple use of vehicles
1996,
The vehicle routeing problem with multiple use of vehicles is a variant of the...
Adaptive mean field approximation algorithm with critical temperature for combinatorial optimization problem
Adaptive mean field approximation algorithm with critical temperature for combinatorial optimization problem
1996,
The mean field approximation algorithm has applied by many researchers to solve...
GA based optimization of heuristic search
GA based optimization of heuristic search
1996,
The authors present a generic method adding GA (Genetic Algorithm) to a given...
Tabu search for graph partitioning
Tabu search for graph partitioning
1996,
In this paper, the authors develop a tabu search procedure for solving the uniform...
A tabu thresholding algorithm for arc crossing minimization in bipartite graphs
A tabu thresholding algorithm for arc crossing minimization in bipartite graphs
1996,
Acyclic directed graphs are commonly used to model complex systems. The most important...
Genetic and hybrid algorithms for graph coloring
Genetic and hybrid algorithms for graph coloring
1996,
Some genetic algorithms are considered for the graph coloring problem. As is the case...
A heuristic for constructing activity-on-arrow pert networks with minimal dummy activities
A heuristic for constructing activity-on-arrow pert networks with minimal dummy activities
1996,
A Project is an enterprise consisting of a set of activities which are required to be...
Problem space local search for number partitioning
Problem space local search for number partitioning
1996,
The authors show how simple and effective metaheuristics can be developed for the...
Metaheuristics: A bibliography
Metaheuristics: A bibliography
1996,
Metaheuristics are the most exciting development in approximate optimization...
The continuous reactive tabu search: Blending combinatorial optimization and stochastic search for global optimization
The continuous reactive tabu search: Blending combinatorial optimization and stochastic search for global optimization
1996,
A novel algorithm for the global optimization of functions is presented, in which a...
Diversification strategies in tabu search algorithms for the maximum clique problem
Diversification strategies in tabu search algorithms for the maximum clique problem
1996,
The purpose of this study is to develop some understanding of the benefits that can be...
Hybrid genetic algorithms for bin-packing and related problems
Hybrid genetic algorithms for bin-packing and related problems
1996,
The genetic algorithm (GA) paradigm has attracted considerable attention as a...
A family of genetic algorithms for the pallet loading problem
A family of genetic algorithms for the pallet loading problem
1996,
This paper is concerned with a family of genetic algorithms for the pallet loading...
Approximation algorithms for integer covering problems via greedy column generation
Approximation algorithms for integer covering problems via greedy column generation
1994,
Many combinatorial problems can be formulated as covering problems. In some cases,...
A multi-criteria tabu search approach to cell formation problems in group technology with multiple objectives
A multi-criteria tabu search approach to cell formation problems in group technology with multiple objectives
1994,
Group technology techniques are not widely used in many manufacturing systems. Several...
Analytical loading models in Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Analytical loading models in Flexible Manufacturing Systems
1993,
It would be difficult to efficiently implement a manufacturing system without solving...
If you do believe that your industrial system is really complex, then
If you do believe that your industrial system is really complex, then
1995,
In order to evaluate the complexity of a large system, a typology proposed in 1948 by...
Insertion techniques for the heuristic solution of the job shop problem
Insertion techniques for the heuristic solution of the job shop problem
1995,
In this paper the authors deal with the heuristic solution of the classical job shop...
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