Keyword: heuristics

Found 5460 papers in total
A parallel tabu search algorithm for large traveling salesman problems
A parallel tabu search algorithm for large traveling salesman problems
1994,
Tabu search is a general heuristic procedure for global optimization which has been...
Genetic Algorithm based approach for file allocation on distributed systems
Genetic Algorithm based approach for file allocation on distributed systems
1995,
One of the important features of distributed computing systems (DCSs) is the potential...
Genetic algorithm based heuristics for the mapping problem
Genetic algorithm based heuristics for the mapping problem
1995,
The combinatorial optimization problem of assigning parallel tasks onto a...
An improvement-type layout algorithm for single and multiple-floor facilities
An improvement-type layout algorithm for single and multiple-floor facilities
1994,
In this paper the authors introduce the use of spacefilling curves in facility layout,...
Heuristic, storage space minimization methods for facility layouts served by looped AGV systems
Heuristic, storage space minimization methods for facility layouts served by looped AGV systems
1994,
An analytical method for predicting work-in-process storage requirements resulting...
Optimal dynamic pricing of inventories with stochastic demand over finite horizons
Optimal dynamic pricing of inventories with stochastic demand over finite horizons
1994,
In many industries, managers face the problem of selling a given stock of items by a...
Sensitivity analysis of dynamic lot-sizing heuristics
Sensitivity analysis of dynamic lot-sizing heuristics
1994,
The deciding factors in making lot-sizing decisions are demand pattern, setup cost and...
The pq-median problem: Location and districting of hierarchical facilities-II. Heuristic solution methods
The pq-median problem: Location and districting of hierarchical facilities-II. Heuristic solution methods
1994,
The pq -median problem seeks to locate hierarchical facilities so as to obtain a...
Cost analysis and extension of a simple maintenance-scheduling heuristic
Cost analysis and extension of a simple maintenance-scheduling heuristic
1994,
Practitioners of maintenance scheduling sometimes use a simple analytic formula,...
Linking market factors to manufacturing designs
Linking market factors to manufacturing designs
1994,
This paper presents a heuristic method for designing manufacturing focus in batch...
Two-criteria analysis of a flexible manufacturing system
Two-criteria analysis of a flexible manufacturing system
1992,
The paper deals with selected control problem for a flexible manufacturing system. The...
A genetic algorithm for flowshop sequencing
A genetic algorithm for flowshop sequencing
1995,
The basic concepts of genetic algorithms are described, following which a genetic...
A genetic algorithm for the job shop problem
A genetic algorithm for the job shop problem
1995,
In this paper the authors introduce a genetic algorithm whose peculiarities are the...
Evolution based learning in a job shop scheduling environment
Evolution based learning in a job shop scheduling environment
1995,
A class of approximation algorithms is described for solving the minimum makespan...
Scheduling in a sequence dependent setup environment with genetic search
Scheduling in a sequence dependent setup environment with genetic search
1995,
Work on scheduling in the presence of sequence dependent setup times has generally...
A constraint-based perspective in resource constrained project scheduling
A constraint-based perspective in resource constrained project scheduling
1994,
In this study, a new heuristic approach to the resource constrained project scheduling...
Genetic search and the dynamic facility layout problem
Genetic search and the dynamic facility layout problem
1994,
This research examines the suitability of genetic algorithms to the problem of...
A faster variant of the Gilmore and Gomory technique for cutting stock problems
A faster variant of the Gilmore and Gomory technique for cutting stock problems
1994,
In 1961 Gilmore and Gomory proposed the delayed column generation technique for the...
LP-based method for the multi-sheet cutting stock problem
LP-based method for the multi-sheet cutting stock problem
1994,
The rectangular cutting-stock problem consists in laying out a specified list of...
Minimization of the number of tool switches on a flexible manufacturing machine
Minimization of the number of tool switches on a flexible manufacturing machine
1994,
The paper considers the problem of sequencing a set of jobs on a single machine having...
A tabu search procedure for the Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem with Discounted Cash Flows
A tabu search procedure for the Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem with Discounted Cash Flows
1994,
In this paper, the Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem with Discounted...
Worst-case error bounds for parallel machine scheduling problems with bounded sequence-dependent setup times
Worst-case error bounds for parallel machine scheduling problems with bounded sequence-dependent setup times
1993,
The authors consider minimizing makespan (Cmax) and maximum lateness (Lmax) on...
Ant system for job-shop scheduling
Ant system for job-shop scheduling
1994,
The study of natural processes has inspired several heuristic optimization algorithms...
Algorithms for real-time scheduling of jobs on mixed model assembly lines
Algorithms for real-time scheduling of jobs on mixed model assembly lines
1994,
The problem of how to sequence jobs with options on a mixed model assembly line...
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