Keyword: heuristics

Found 5460 papers in total
A sequential insertion heuristic for the initial solution to a constrained vehicle routing problem
A sequential insertion heuristic for the initial solution to a constrained vehicle routing problem
2006,
The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is a well-researched problem in the Operations...
Efficient heuristics for wireless network tower placement
Efficient heuristics for wireless network tower placement
2009,
Over the last decade, telecommunications companies have invested nearly 100 billion...
A heuristical approach for Farmer's problem with uniform continuous random yields
A heuristical approach for Farmer's problem with uniform continuous random yields
2009,
The L‐shaped method is useful for solving two‐stage stochastic linear...
Hybrid heuristics for the probabilistic maximal covering location-allocation problem
Hybrid heuristics for the probabilistic maximal covering location-allocation problem
2007,
The Maximal Covering Location Problem (MCLP) maximizes the population that has a...
Dynamic multi-level capacitated and uncapacitated location problems: an approach using primal-dual heuristics
Dynamic multi-level capacitated and uncapacitated location problems: an approach using primal-dual heuristics
2007,
In this paper several dynamic multi–level location problems are formulated as...
Approximation algorithms for multi-criteria traveling salesman problems
Approximation algorithms for multi-criteria traveling salesman problems
2009,
We analyze approximation algorithms for several variants of the traveling salesman...
A two‐level Particle Swarm Optimisation algorithm on Job‐Shop Scheduling Problems
A two‐level Particle Swarm Optimisation algorithm on Job‐Shop Scheduling Problems
2009,
The paper first presents an efficient PSO algorithm called GLN‐PSO c . It is a...
Approximate and exact algorithms for the double-constrained two-dimensional guillotine cutting stock problem
Approximate and exact algorithms for the double-constrained two-dimensional guillotine cutting stock problem
2009,
In this paper, we propose approximate and exact algorithms for the double constrained...
A shortest-paths heuristic for statistical data protection in positive tables
A shortest-paths heuristic for statistical data protection in positive tables
2007,
National statistical agencies (NSAs) routinely release large amounts of tabular...
Validation sequence optimization: A theoretical approach
Validation sequence optimization: A theoretical approach
2007,
The need to validate large amounts of data with the help of the domain expert arises...
An evolutionary metaheuristic for approximating preference-nondominated solutions
An evolutionary metaheuristic for approximating preference-nondominated solutions
2007,
We propose an evolutionary metaheuristic for approximating the...
A two-stage heuristic with ejection pools and generalized ejection chains for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
A two-stage heuristic with ejection pools and generalized ejection chains for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
2007,
The vehicle routing problem with time windows (VRPTW) is an important problem in...
A Heuristic Approach to the Multi-Period Single-Sourcing Problem with Production and Inventory Capacities and Perishability Constraints
A Heuristic Approach to the Multi-Period Single-Sourcing Problem with Production and Inventory Capacities and Perishability Constraints
2007,
The multi–period single–sourcing problem that we address in this paper can...
A Compressed-Annealing Heuristic for the Traveling Salesman Problem with Time Windows
A Compressed-Annealing Heuristic for the Traveling Salesman Problem with Time Windows
2007,
This paper describes a variant of simulated annealing incorporating a variable penalty...
An Evolutionary Random Policy Search Algorithm for Solving Markov Decision Processes
An Evolutionary Random Policy Search Algorithm for Solving Markov Decision Processes
2007,
This paper presents a new randomized search method called evolutionary random policy...
A hybrid evolutionary algorithm for the job shop scheduling problem
A hybrid evolutionary algorithm for the job shop scheduling problem
2009,
In this paper, a hybrid metaheuristic method for the job shop scheduling problem is...
Parametric enhancements of the Esau–Williams heuristic for the capacitated minimum spanning tree problem
Parametric enhancements of the Esau–Williams heuristic for the capacitated minimum spanning tree problem
2009,
The Capacitated Minimum Spanning Tree Problem is NP–hard and several heuristic...
A hybrid optimization approach to index tracking
A hybrid optimization approach to index tracking
2009,
Index tracking consists in reproducing the performance of a stock-market index by...
An effective solution for a real cutting stock problem in manufacturing plastic rolls
An effective solution for a real cutting stock problem in manufacturing plastic rolls
2009,
We confront a practical cutting stock problem from a production plant of plastic...
A Simple Heuristic for Serial Inventory Systems with Fixed Order Costs
A Simple Heuristic for Serial Inventory Systems with Fixed Order Costs
2008,
We propose a heuristic for finding base order quantities for stochastic inventory...
Cumulative Dominance and Heuristic Performance in Binary Multiattribute Choice
Cumulative Dominance and Heuristic Performance in Binary Multiattribute Choice
2008,
We study the effectiveness of simple heuristics in multiattribute decision making. We...
An improved metaheuristic approach for solving the machine loading problem in flexible manufacturing systems
An improved metaheuristic approach for solving the machine loading problem in flexible manufacturing systems
2009,
Production planning in Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMSs) requires...
Heuristics for the m–Peripatetic Salesman Problem
Heuristics for the m–Peripatetic Salesman Problem
2009,
The m –Peripatetic Salesman Problem ( m –PSP) is defined on a undirected...
A Noniterative Algorithm for the Linear-Quadratic Profit-Maximization Model for Smoothing Multiproduct Production
A Noniterative Algorithm for the Linear-Quadratic Profit-Maximization Model for Smoothing Multiproduct Production
2008,
In multiproduct–production and workforce–smoothing problems, the objective...
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