Keyword: heuristics

Found 5460 papers in total
Scheduling the truckload operations in automatic warehouses
Scheduling the truckload operations in automatic warehouses
2007,
This work presents a scheduling problem that arises in an automatic storage/retrieval...
Heuristics for scheduling in a no-wait open shop with movable dedicated machines
Heuristics for scheduling in a no-wait open shop with movable dedicated machines
2008,
In this paper, we address a scheduling problem related to people's livelihood, such as...
Minimizing total weighted tardiness on a batch-processing machine with incompatible job families and job ready times
Minimizing total weighted tardiness on a batch-processing machine with incompatible job families and job ready times
2008,
Semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (‘wafer fabs’) strive to...
Scheduling in cellular manufacturing systems: an heuristic approach
Scheduling in cellular manufacturing systems: an heuristic approach
2008,
Adopting cellular manufacturing, which enables achieving the goals of just-in-time...
Single machine scheduling with time deteriorating job values
Single machine scheduling with time deteriorating job values
2008,
This paper considers the problem of scheduling n jobs on a single machine where the...
A GRASP approach for the extended car sequencing problem
A GRASP approach for the extended car sequencing problem
2008,
This paper presents a solution procedure for a new variant of the Car Sequencing...
A framework for facilitating sourcing and allocation decisions for make-to-order items
A framework for facilitating sourcing and allocation decisions for make-to-order items
2005,
This paper provides a fundamental building block to facilitate sourcing and allocation...
Facility layout problem: an approach based on a group decision-making system and psychoclonal algorithm
Facility layout problem: an approach based on a group decision-making system and psychoclonal algorithm
2008,
The facility layout problem is modeled for a multi-person, multi-criteria and...
A flexible adaptive memory-based algorithm for real-life transportation operations: Two case studies from dairy and construction sector
A flexible adaptive memory-based algorithm for real-life transportation operations: Two case studies from dairy and construction sector
2007,
Effective routing of vehicles remains a focal goal of all modern enterprises, thriving...
QOMA: quasi-optimal multiple alignment of protein sequences
QOMA: quasi-optimal multiple alignment of protein sequences
2007,
We consider the problem of multiple alignment of protein sequences with the goal of...
Markers improve clustering of CGH data
Markers improve clustering of CGH data
2007,
We consider the problem of clustering a population of Comparative Genomic...
The reel and sheet cutting problem in paper industry
The reel and sheet cutting problem in paper industry
2005,
An important problem in paper industry is the sheet production: so-called master reels...
Evolutionary algorithms to determine the configuration of minimum cost of systems for co-generation of energy based on natural gas
Evolutionary algorithms to determine the configuration of minimum cost of systems for co-generation of energy based on natural gas
2005,
This work presents a special case of the general problem of determining the...
Heuristics for the generation problems and sequencing of patterns of two-dimensional cutting
Heuristics for the generation problems and sequencing of patterns of two-dimensional cutting
2007,
This paper is concerned with the classical two-dimensional cutting stock problem,...
Landscape-level optimization using tabu search and stand density-related forest management prescriptions
Landscape-level optimization using tabu search and stand density-related forest management prescriptions
2007,
Spatial and temporal scheduling of forest management activities is becoming...
A multi-objective model for environmental investment decision making
A multi-objective model for environmental investment decision making
2008,
Investment in landscapes to achieve outcomes that have multiple environmental benefits...
Using aggregation to optimize long-term production planning at an underground mine
Using aggregation to optimize long-term production planning at an underground mine
2007,
Motivated by an underground mining operation at Kiruna, Sweden, we formulate a mixed...
On the waiting time of arriving aircrafts and the capacity of airports with one or two runways
On the waiting time of arriving aircrafts and the capacity of airports with one or two runways
2007,
In this paper we examine a model for the landing procedure of aircrafts at an airport....
Combination of mobile agent and evolutionary algorithm to optimize the client transport services
Combination of mobile agent and evolutionary algorithm to optimize the client transport services
2008,
This paper presents a migration strategy for a set of mobile agents (MAs) in order to...
Sensitivity analysis of the knapsack sharing problem: perturbation of the weight of an item
Sensitivity analysis of the knapsack sharing problem: perturbation of the weight of an item
2008,
In this paper, we study the sensitivity analysis of the optimum of the knapsack...
An effective and simple heuristic for the set covering problem
An effective and simple heuristic for the set covering problem
2007,
This paper investigates the development of an effective heuristic to solve the set...
Revisiting dynamic programming for finding optimal subtrees in trees
Revisiting dynamic programming for finding optimal subtrees in trees
2007,
In this paper we revisit an existing dynamic programming algorithm for finding optimal...
Integrating partial optimization with scatter search for solving bi-criteria {0, 1}-knapsack problems
Integrating partial optimization with scatter search for solving bi-criteria {0, 1}-knapsack problems
2007,
This paper deals with the problem of inaccuracy of the solutions generated by...
A polynomial algorithm for the packing problem of containers with static stability of load
A polynomial algorithm for the packing problem of containers with static stability of load
2003,
A polynomial computational bounded resources heuristic for the Three-Dimensional Bin...
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