Keyword: heuristics

Found 5460 papers in total
Lower bounds for the Hub Location Problem
Lower bounds for the Hub Location Problem
1995,
The authors present a new lower bound for the Hub Location Problem where distances...
Near optimal solutions for product line design and selection: Beam search heuristics
Near optimal solutions for product line design and selection: Beam search heuristics
1995,
Many practical product line design problems have large numbers of attributes and...
A heuristic procedure for the crew rostering problem
A heuristic procedure for the crew rostering problem
1992,
This paper deals with the problem of planning work schedules in a given time horizon...
A comparison of two lot sizing-sequencing heuristics for the process industry
A comparison of two lot sizing-sequencing heuristics for the process industry
1992,
Two heuristics for operational production planning in a chemical processing...
A new heuristic approach for reliability optimization of Distributed Computing Systems subject to capacity constraints
A new heuristic approach for reliability optimization of Distributed Computing Systems subject to capacity constraints
1995,
Distributed Computing Systems (DCS) have become a major trend in computer system...
Multi-item batching heuristics for minimization of queueing delays
Multi-item batching heuristics for minimization of queueing delays
1992,
Queueing delays in complex manufacturing facilities often constitute the major part of...
Production scheduling problems in a textile industry
Production scheduling problems in a textile industry
1992,
In this paper scheduling problems arising in a textile industry are analysed. The...
A new heuristic method for the permutation flow shop scheduling problem
A new heuristic method for the permutation flow shop scheduling problem
1995,
A new heuristic method for the permutation flow shop scheduling problem is presented...
Stochastic problems of vehicle routing: A further step towards realism
Stochastic problems of vehicle routing: A further step towards realism
1993,
The author defines and studies the vehicle routing problem with stochastic customers...
Using metaheuristics in solving dispatching problems
Using metaheuristics in solving dispatching problems
1994,
This paper presents some aspects of delivery routes organization in companies. It also...
An and-or-graph approach for two-dimensional cutting problems
An and-or-graph approach for two-dimensional cutting problems
1992,
The problem of generating guillotine cutting patterns for a rectangular plate is...
A fuzzy set-theoretic method for public facility location
A fuzzy set-theoretic method for public facility location
1992,
This paper deals with the facility location problem for a public sector distribution...
An approximation of a Markov decision process for resource planning
An approximation of a Markov decision process for resource planning
1995,
This study presents an approximation of a Markovian decision process to calculate...
An improved version of the production switching heuristic for the aggregate production planning problem
An improved version of the production switching heuristic for the aggregate production planning problem
1995,
The production switching heuristic (PSH) is recognized as an effective solution method...
A simulated annealing solution to the cell formation problem
A simulated annealing solution to the cell formation problem
1995,
This research develops a simulated annealing (SA) based heuristic for cell formation...
The formation of subfamilies for machine loading of flow-line cells
The formation of subfamilies for machine loading of flow-line cells
1995,
Cellular manufacturing constitutes a key element of contemporary approaches to...
Heuristics based on tabu search and Lagrangean relaxation for the concave production-transportation problem
Heuristics based on tabu search and Lagrangean relaxation for the concave production-transportation problem
1994,
Recently, strongly polynomial time algorithms have been developed for special concave...
Heuristics for scheduling resource-constrained projects in MPM networks
Heuristics for scheduling resource-constrained projects in MPM networks
1994,
In the literature there are a large number of heuristics with priority rules for...
The machine duplication problem in a job shop with two jobs
The machine duplication problem in a job shop with two jobs
1995,
This paper addresses a problem related to the classical job shop scheduling problem...
Local search algorithms for the maximal planar layout problem
Local search algorithms for the maximal planar layout problem
1995,
The problem of laying out facilities is practically important in a modern...
Roubst scheduling to hedge against processing time uncertainty in single-stage production
Roubst scheduling to hedge against processing time uncertainty in single-stage production
1995,
Schedulers confronted with significant processing time uncertainty often discover that...
A tutorial on bottleneck dynamics: A heuristic scheduling methodology
A tutorial on bottleneck dynamics: A heuristic scheduling methodology
1995,
The authors give a tutorial on bottleneck dynamics. Bottleneck dynamics is a...
The Spacefilling Curve with Optimal Partitioning heuristic for the Vehicle Routing Problem
The Spacefilling Curve with Optimal Partitioning heuristic for the Vehicle Routing Problem
1994,
The paper introduces the Spacefilling Curve with Optimal Partitioning (SFC OP)...
Scheduling target illuminators in naval battle-group anti-air warfare
Scheduling target illuminators in naval battle-group anti-air warfare
1995,
The authors schedule a set of illuminators (homing devices) to strike a set of targets...
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